STATE v. SHEPPARD

No. 59370.

350 So.2d 615 (1977)

STATE of Louisiana v. Donald Ray SHEPPARD.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied October 21, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. Judge Eames, Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Ossie B. Brown, Dist. Atty., Ralph L. Roy, Marilyn C. Castle, Asst. Dist. Attys., for plaintiff-appellee.


MARCUS, Justice.

Donald Ray Sheppard was indicted by the grand jury for the Parish of East Baton Rouge for first degree murder in violation of La.R.S. 14:30. After trial by jury, he was found guilty as charged and sentenced to death. On appeal, defendant relies on one hundred and ten assignments of error for reversal of his conviction and sentence.

FACTS

The record reflects that the victim in this case, Valerie Morelock, a young LSU coed, returned...

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