STATE v. HODGES

No. 58882.

349 So.2d 250 (1977)

STATE of Louisiana v. Percy HODGES, Sr.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied September 2, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elmer R. Tapper, William P. Schuler, Chalmette, for defendant-appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Leander H. Perez, Jr., Dist. Atty., Gilbert V. Andry, III, Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.


SANDERS, Chief Justice.

The State charged Percy Hodges with the second degree murder of his wife, Gloria Hodges, a violation of LSA-R.S. 14:30.1. After a trial, the jury found the defendant guilty as charged. The court sentenced Hodges to life imprisonment, without benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence for twenty years.

Defendant appeals his conviction and sentence, relying upon fifteen assignments of error.

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