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STATE v. GAINES

No. 60480.

354 So.2d 548 (1978)

STATE of Louisiana v. Donald Ray GAINES.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

January 30, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence R. Anderson, Jr., Anderson & Roberts, Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Ossie B. Brown, Dist. Atty., Ralph L. Roy, Marilyn C. Castle, Asst. Dist. Attys., for plaintiff-appellee.

MARCUS, Justice.

Donald Ray Gaines was indicted by the grand jury for the Parish of East Baton Rouge for the first degree murder of Rita Decuir in violation of La.R.S. 14:30. After trial by jury, he was found guilty as charged and was sentenced to death. On appeal, this court reversed defendant's conviction and sentence and remanded the case to the trial court for a new trial.1 On remand of the...

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