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STATE v. ABERCRUMBIA

No. 65911.

382 So.2d 927 (1980)

STATE of Louisiana v. Johnnie Lee ABERCRUMBIA.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

April 7, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas A. Self, Don M. Burkett, Many, for defendant-appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., James Davis, Dist. Atty., E. L. Edwards, Jr., Abbott J. Reeves, Asst. Dist. Attys., for plaintiff-appellee.

BLANCHE, Justice.*

Defendant, Johnnie Lee Abercrumbia, was charged by grand jury indictment with first degree murder. Following trial, a twelve-member jury returned a unanimous verdict of guilty of manslaughter in violation of R.S. 14:31. Defendant was sentenced to twenty-one years at hard labor. On appeal, defense counsel alleges twenty-seven assignments of error. We find merit in assignment Number 26, in which defense counsel claims...

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