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STATE v. GAINES

No. 62573.

372 So.2d 552 (1978)

STATE of Louisiana v. Leon GAINES.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

On Rehearing June 25, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clayton M. Perkins, Jr., Kilbourne & Dart, St. Francisville, for defendant-appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Leon A. Picou, Jr., Dist. Atty., William E. Woodward, Asst. Dist. Atty., A. Z. Butterworth, Special Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.

PER CURIAM.

Affirmed.

DIXON, J., dissents.

ON REHEARING

DENNIS, Justice.

Defendant Leon Gaines was indicted for the offense of simple escape, La.R.S. 14:110(A). After a jury of twelve persons found the defendant guilty as charged, he was sentenced to serve a term of four years imprisonment at hard labor, to run consecutively to his prior sentence. Defendant relies on four assignments of error in appealing his conviction and sentence...

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