STATE v. WEEDON

No. 58501.

342 So.2d 642 (1977)

STATE of Louisiana, Appellee, v. Charles WEEDON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied March 3, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack Peebles, New Orleans, for defendant-appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., John M. Mamoulides, Dist. Atty., Abbott J. Reeves, Director, Research and Appeals Division, Metairie, for plaintiff-appellee.


TATE, Justice.

The defendant Weedon was charged with the murder of his wife, Charlene. La.R.S. 14:30.1. The jury found him guilty of manslaughter, La.R.S. 14:31, a responsive verdict. He appeals his conviction and 21-year sentence.

Weedon relies upon two principal specifications of error: (1) The admission of allegedly incriminatory information obtained from him during booking procedures, despite an understanding of the police officers with the defendant's...

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