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STATE v. BALLARD

No. 59567.

351 So.2d 484 (1977)

STATE of Louisiana, Appellee, v. David BALLARD, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

October 10, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barry F. Viosca, Orleans Indigent Defender Program, New Orleans, for appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Harry F. Connick, Dist. Atty., Charles Brandt, Asst. Dist. Atty., for appellee.

PER CURIAM.

The defendant was convicted of armed robbery, La.R.S. 14:64, and sentenced to 49½ years at hard labor. He appeals his conviction and relies upon three assignments of error. Of these, Assignment 4 poses a serious issue. It concerns the use of "other crimes" evidence to prove system, La.R.S. 15:445.

The defendant is charged with the armed robbery of John Lowe on May 26. In aid of its proof of the contested issue of identity, the state (after...

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