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STATE v. DEFLEY

No. 80-K-2253.

395 So.2d 759 (1981)

STATE of Louisiana v. Joseph DEFLEY, Jr.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

March 2, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George M. Strickler, Jr., N. Ann Woolhandler, Michael G. Collins, New Orleans, for defendant-relator.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Leander Perez, Jr., Dist. Atty., Frank Klein, Gilbert Andry, Asst. Dist. Attys., for plaintiff-respondent.

WATSON, Justice.*

A writ was granted to review the trial court's ruling that deceased public officials are entitled to the same protection from criminal defamation accorded private citizens.

Defendant, Joseph A. Defley, Jr., is charged with defamation contrary to LSA-R.S. 14:47. Affidavits specify that Defley violated Section 2 of the statute1 by maliciously

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