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STATE v. HAMILTON

No. 63516.

370 So.2d 874 (1979)

STATE of Louisiana v. Joseph HAMILTON and Frances M. Harvey.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied May 21, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bernard Jack Usprich, New Orleans, for Frances M. Harvey.

Larry Williams, New Orleans, for Joseph Hamilton.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Harry F. Connick, Dist. Atty., Thomas Chester, Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.

PER CURIAM.

Defendants Joseph Hamilton and Frances M. Harvey were jointly charged by grand jury indictment with possession with intent to distribute heroin in violation of La.R.S. 40:966. On December 8, 1977, after trial before a jury of twelve persons, each defendant was found guilty as charged. Subsequently they were sentenced to life imprisonment at hard labor. Motions to appeal the convictions and sentences were filed on behalf of both defendants.

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