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STATE v. LEE

No. 65064.

381 So.2d 792 (1980)

STATE of Louisiana v. Willie Earl LEE and Grady E. Harris.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

On Denial of Rehearing April 7, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Henry N. Brown, Jr., Dist. Atty., Bobbie Stromile, Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.

S. Patrick Phillips, Bossier City, for defendants-appellants.

Per Curiam on Denial of Rehearing April 7, 1980.

DENNIS, Justice.

This criminal appeal calls upon us to decide when evidence of an attempted escape by a person in custody may be introduced as an admission of guilt by conduct of the crime for which he was arrested. Since evidence of an attempted escape constitutes other crimes evidence, we conclude that unless the evidence forms part of the res gestae of the charged offense, it may be introduced only if it...

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