STATE v. FONTENOT

No. 60469.

356 So.2d 1385 (1978)

STATE of Louisiana v. Steve Brose FONTENOT.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

March 15, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack W. Caskey, Lake Charles, for defendant-appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., J. William Pucheu, Dist. Atty., A. Bruce Rozas, Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.


PER CURIAM.

On September 3, 1975, the Evangeline Parish Grand Jury indicted defendant Steve Fontenot for the crime of aggravated rape, a violation of La.R.S. 14:42. He was tried before a twelve person jury which unanimously found him guilty as charged. Thereafter, on February 27, 1976, the trial court sentenced defendant to death, a penalty then required by law for the crime of aggravated rape. On appeal, defendant relies upon nine assignments of error for reversal...

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