STATE v. OLIVER

No. 66918.

387 So.2d 1154 (1980)

STATE of Louisiana v. Joe Buddy OLIVER.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied October 6, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Henry N. Brown, Jr., Sp. Prosecutor, for plaintiff-appellee.

Wellborn Jack, Jr., Jack, Jack, Cary & Cary, Shreveport, for defendant-appellant.


WATSON, Justice.

Defendant, Joe Buddy Oliver, was tried and found guilty of first degree murder. LSA-R.S. 14:30. After the sentencing hearing, the jury was unable to agree on a recommendation, and the trial court sentenced him to life imprisonment, without benefit of probation, parole or suspension of sentence. LSA-C.Cr.P. art. 905.8. Defendant appeals from the conviction and sentence, relying on fifteen assignments of error.

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