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STATE v. DORSEY

No. 59392.

350 So.2d 174 (1977)

STATE of Louisiana v. David DORSEY.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

September 19, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George M. Strickler, Jr., New Orleans, for defendant-appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Johnny C. Parkerson, Dist. Atty., John R. Harrison, Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.

SUMMERS, Justice.

The grand jurors of Ouachita Parish charged David Dorsey with the June 27, 1976 second degree murder of Claiborne Gant. La.Rev.Stat. 14:30.1. Because of his indigency, an attorney was appointed to represent the accused. After trial the jury returned a verdict of guilty and Dorsey was sentenced to imprisonment at hard labor for life without benefit of parole, probation or suspension of sentence for a period...

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