STATE v. GIVENS

No. 80-KA-2817.

403 So.2d 65 (1981)

STATE of Louisiana v. Aubrey GIVENS.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

September 2, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Lowen B. Loftin, Dist. Atty., E. Rudolph McIntyre, Jr., Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.

Paul H. Kidd, Monroe, for defendant-appellant.


PER CURIAM.

Defendant was charged by bill of information with distribution of marijuana in violation of La.R.S. 40:967. On June 17, 1980, he was tried before a jury of twelve persons. At the close of the case, the jury returned a verdict of not guilty. When polled by the trial court on its own initiative, however, it became apparent that only nine of the twelve jurors had concurred in the verdict. The trial court accordingly refused to accept the verdict and sent...

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