STATE EX REL. TYLER v. PHELPS

No. 61215.

405 So.2d 505 (1978)

STATE of Louisiana ex rel. Gary TYLER v. C. Paul PHELPS, Director Department of Corrections.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

January 13, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack Peebles, Metairie, for defendant-relator.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Melvin P. Barre, Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-respondent.


Writ denied.

CALOGERO, J., is of the opinion the writ should be granted and assigns reasons.

CALOGERO, Justice, dissenting from denial of writ of habeas corpus.

When this Court reviewed defendant Tyler's conviction on appeal, we considered the possible error in the jury charge concerning presumptions. I expressed my view in a concurring opinion that I was inclined to agree with defendant that the jury charge he complained of was erroneous, but I joined...

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