STATE v. RATCLIFF

No. 81-KA-2197.

416 So.2d 528 (1982)

STATE of Louisiana v. Betty Jean RATCLIFF.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

June 21, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., J. Carl Parkerson, Dist. Atty., Lavalle Salomon, John R. Harrison, Nancy Gilliland and Vicki Green, Asst. Dist. Attys., for plaintiff-appellee.

Paul Henry Kidd, Monroe, for defendant-appellant.


CALOGERO, Justice.*

In this appeal from her conviction for attempted second degree murder, Betty Jean Ratcliff argues that the trial court erred in denying her motion for a new trial, grounded on allegations of ineffective assistance of counsel, newly discovered evidence, admission of hearsay and admission of evidence of another crime. Defendant also contends that the trial court imposed an inadequately reasoned, excessive sentence. Because...

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