STATE v. BRETZ

No. 66935.

394 So.2d 245 (1981)

STATE of Louisiana v. Charles BRETZ.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied March 2, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Harry F. Connick, Dist. Atty., Richard J. Petre, Jr., John H. Craft, Asst. Dist. Attys., for plaintiff-appellee.

Julian R. Murray, Jr., Murray, Murray, Ellis, Braden & Landry, New Orleans, for defendant-appellant.


BLANCHE, Justice.

Defendant, Charles Bretz, was charged by a grand jury indictment with attempted first degree murder. Following a trial, the twelve member jury returned a verdict of guilty of attempted manslaughter. Defendant's motion for a new trial was denied, and he was sentenced to three years at hard labor. On appeal, the defendant argues ten assignments of error.

On April 30, 1979 at approximately 9:45 p. m., the defendant, a 22 year old off-duty New...

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