STATE v. STAAB

No. 82-KA-0434.

430 So.2d 54 (1983)

STATE of Louisiana v. Michael Lee STAAB.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

April 4, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Harry F. Morel, Dist. Atty., Abbott J. Reeves, Kurt Sins, Asst. Dist. Attys., for plaintiff-appellee.

Daniel E. Becnel, Jr., Reserve, for defendant-appellant.


LEMMON, Justice.

After defendant's trial on an amended grand jury indictment charging second degree murder, the jury returned a responsive verdict of manslaughter. The trial court sentenced defendant to 21 years imprisonment. In this appeal, the principal issue is whether the trial court erred in denying defendant access to a law library while his appeal was pending.1

After his conviction, defendant wrote a letter to the trial...

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