STATE v. HARVEY

No. 62951.

369 So.2d 134 (1979)

STATE of Louisiana v. James HARVEY and Rennie Atwell.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

March 14, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ralph H. Fishman, Peter S. Title, Sessions, Fishman, Rosenson, Snellings & Boisfontaine, New Orleans, for Rennie Atwell.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Harry F. Connick, Dist. Atty., Maurine A. Carroll, Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.


PER CURIAM.

On February 18, 1976, defendants James Harvey and Rennie Atwell were convicted of murder, La.R.S. 14:30 (1950), and sentenced to life imprisonment. On appeal, this Court found that while all other assignments lacked merit, defendants had raised a serious issue regarding the denial of a defense motion to require the state to disclose the prior conviction records of prospective state witnesses. Finding that the trial court had erred in not requiring the...

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