STATE v. SWIFT

No. 61915.

363 So.2d 499 (1978)

STATE of Louisiana v. Robert C. SWIFT and Alfred R. Patterson.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

October 9, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. O'Hara, III, Supervising Atty., New Orleans, Philip A. Costa, Student Practitioner, for Alfred R. Patterson.

Clement F. Perschall, New Orleans, for Robert C. Swift.

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


DIXON, Justice.

In the early morning hours of May 17, 1976, defendants Robert C. Swift and Alfred R. Patterson were arrested for the crime of simple robbery of a record shop, a violation of R.S. 14:62. Defendants were tried before a jury on February 8,1977. On the morning of the trial the defense filed a motion to request from the prosecution the voting records on each juror on the jury panel. The motion was denied by the trial judge, although the prosecution admitted...

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