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STATE v. DUKE

No. 61034.

358 So.2d 293 (1978)

STATE of Louisiana, Appellee, v. Clarence DUKE, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied May 19, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John P. Nelson, Jr., Nelson, Nelson & Lombard, Ltd., New Orleans, for defendant-appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Harry F. Connick, Dist. Atty., William L. Brockman, Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.

TATE, Justice.

The defendant was convicted of public bribery, La.R.S. 14:118, and sentenced to serve three years at hard labor. His appeal raises seven assignments of error, of which only Assignment 5 (relating to improper prosecutorial closing argument) raises an issue which might require reversal.

Assignment 5

The serious contention raised by this assignment concerns improper comments by the prosecutor in closing argument.

The prosecutor...

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