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STATE v. NOVEL

No. 60510.

356 So.2d 950 (1978)

STATE of Louisiana v. Gordon NOVEL.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied April 6, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William A. Porteous, III, J. Philip Stein, New Orleans, for defendant-relator.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Harry F. Connick, Dist. Atty., Louise S. Korns, Asst. Dist. Atty., William F. Wessel, Sp. Prosecutor, New Orleans, for plaintiff-respondent.

SUMMERS, Justice.

By a bill of information filed in May of 1976 the District Attorney of Orleans Parish charged Gordon Novel with conspiracy to commit aggravated arson on March 2, 1976 on the structure located at 330 St. Charles Avenue in the city of New Orleans. La.Rev.Stat. 14:26, 51. In July of 1976, Novel posted a $40,000 appearance bond as principal, with Peerless Insurance Company as surety.

After a first trial resulting in a hung jury, on motion of...

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