STATE v. LIGGETT

No. 61958.

363 So.2d 1184 (1978)

STATE of Louisiana v. Richard LIGGETT.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied November 9, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clayton M. Perkins, Jr., Kilbourne & Dart, St. Francisville, for defendant-appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Leon Picou, Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.


MARCUS, Justice.

Richard Liggett was indicted by the grand jury for simple escape in violation of La.R.S. 14:110A(1). After trial by jury, he was found guilty as charged and sentenced to serve four years at hard labor. The court expressly directed that the sentence was to be served consecutively. On appeal, defendant relies on four assignments of error for reversal of his conviction and sentence. Finding merit in one of the assigned errors, we need not consider the...

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