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STATE v. HOFFPAUIR

No. 60837.

355 So.2d 929 (1978)

STATE of Louisiana, Appellee, v. Robert Jack HOFFPAUIR, a/k/a Bobby Jack Hoffpauir, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

March 6, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Emile A. Carmouche, Jr., Crowley, for appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., J. Nathan Stansbury, Dist. Atty., Robert T. Cline, Asst. Dist. Atty., for appellee.

TATE, Justice.

The defendant was convicted of manslaughter, La.R.S. 14:31, and sentenced to fifteen years imprisonment. He argues seven assignments of error upon his appeal. We find no merit in them and affirm.

Facts

Before summarizing the assignments, we state the background facts:

The defendant is charged with killing Glenn Russell. Russell's tenant was the wife of the defendant's nephew. Hearing that Russell had made an advance to...

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