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STATE v. LAWRENCE

No. 63005.

368 So.2d 699 (1979)

STATE of Louisiana v. Johnny LAWRENCE.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

March 5, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerry B. Daye, Vidalia, for defendant-appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., W. C. Falkenheiner, Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.

DIXON, Justice.*

On July 27, 1977 Barbara Roberts was discovered dead in her home located about a mile outside of Vidalia, Louisiana. In the course of the investigation, the police discovered that Tobe Roberts, her husband, had hired two men, Johnny Lawrence and David Albert, to stand guard over the house. When first picked up by the police for questioning on August 13, 1977, Lawrence admitted...

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