STATE v. MARTIN

No. 81-K-1225.

404 So.2d 960 (1981)

STATE of Louisiana v. James MARTIN.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

September 28, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Henry N. Brown, Dist. Atty., R. Harmon Drew, Jr., Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-relator.

John W. Montgomery, Minden, for defendant-respondent.


KLEES, Justice Ad Hoc*.

On December 13, 1980, Gloria Martin was shot to death in a domestic dispute with her husband, defendant, James Martin. The defendant received a gunshot wound to the head. Police Investigators at the scene found three pistols belonging either to the decedent or the defendant. The defendant made several inculpatory statements; he admitted shooting his wife and claimed that...

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