STATE v. HARVEY

No. 60979.

358 So.2d 1224 (1978)

STATE of Louisiana v. James HARVEY and Rennie Atwell.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied May 19, 1978.

Concurring Opinion May 26, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John M. McCollam, Andrew L. Gates, III, Gordon, Arata & McCollam, New Orleans, for James Harvey.

Ralph H. Fishman, Peter S. Title, Sessions, Fishman, Rosenson, Snellings & Boisfontaine, New Orleans, for Rennie Atwell.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Harry F. Connick, Dist. Atty., Brian G. Meissner, Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.


DENNIS, Justice.

James Harvey, Rennie Atwell, and Diane Lawrenson were indicted for the first degree murder of one Robert A. Alexander. La.R.S. 14:30. Lawrenson's indictment was subsequently severed from her co-defendants'. She was granted immunity by the State and testified at the trial of Harvey and Atwell, implicating both in the crime. According to the State's theory of the case, as presented through Lawrenson's testimony, Atwell, Harvey and Lawrenson conspired...

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