STATE v. SIMPSON

No. 62746.

371 So.2d 733 (1979)

STATE of Louisiana v. Everette SIMPSON.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Dissenting Opinion June 19, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas W. Mull, Orleans Indigent Defender Program, New Orleans, for defendant-appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Harry F. Connick, Dist. Atty., Fred P. Harper, Jr., Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.


DIXON, Justice.*

During the early morning hours of July 6, 1975 Everette Simpson and Gregory Ursin were playing pool at Jimmie's Pool Hall near the corner of Valence and Freret Streets in New Orleans. Ursin had arrived at Jimmie's after an evening of frequenting bars and pool halls with a friend, LeRoy Washington. Although he did not know Simpson, Ursin engaged him in a pool match and the stakes...

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