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STATE v. GOODLEY

No. 82-K-0937.

423 So.2d 648 (1982)

STATE of Louisiana v. Paul Mitchell GOODLEY.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied January 7, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Guste, Jr. Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Leonard Knapp, Dist. Atty., Evelyn Oubre, Eugene A. Bouquet, Asst. Dist. Atty., for relator.

Steven Broussard, Lake Charles, for respondent.

BLANCHE, Justice.

Defendant Paul Goodley was charged by grand jury indictment with the crime of first degree murder in violation of La.R.S. 14:30. During a trial by jury that began on June 23, 1980, improper jury instructions were given as to the number of jurors who must agree in order to render a verdict. The trial court incorrectly stated that while all twelve jurors had to concur in order to find the defendant guilty as charged, only ten of the twelve had to agree...

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