STATE v. JONES

No. 58965.

345 So.2d 1157 (1977)

STATE of Louisiana v. George N. JONES.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

May 16, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James L. Dendy, Dendy, Davis & Hyde, for defendant-appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Leonard E. Yokum, Dist. Atty., William M. Quin, Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.


SANDERS, Chief Justice.

A grand jury indicted the defendant, George N. Jones, for second degree murder, a violation of LSA-R.S. 14:30.1. A unanimous jury found him guilty of manslaughter, a responsive verdict. The court sentenced him to fifteen years imprisonment.

The defendant appeals. He relies on four assignments of error for reversal of his conviction and sentence.

The following background facts emerge:

The defendant and his wife, Martha...

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