STATE v. CHAMPION

No. 81-KA-2491.

412 So.2d 1048 (1982)

STATE of Louisiana v. Fred J. CHAMPION.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

April 5, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Marion B. Framer, Dist. Atty., Walter P. Reed, Peter Garcia, Abbott J. Reeves, John J. Williams, Asst. Dist. Attys., Leo R. Hemelt, II, Sp. Prosecutor, for plaintiff-appellee.

Salvador J. Liberto, Jr., S. Austin McElroy, Public Defender Office, Covington, for defendant-appellant.


NESTER L. CURRAULT, Jr., Justice Pro Tem.*

The defendant was charged by bill of information with the armed robbery of Richard Heap, a violation of Louisiana Revised Statute 14:64. Defendant pleaded not guilty to that charge. On March 9, 1981, the defendant appeared in court for trial without counsel. Although he informed the court that he had retained Mr. Salvatore Panzeca to represent him, Mr. Panzeca was not present in court. So that...

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