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STATE v. WRIGHT

No. 82-KA-2012.

445 So.2d 1198 (1984)

STATE of Louisiana v. Donald Wayne WRIGHT.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied February 15, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., J. Nathan Stansbury, Dist. Atty., Michelle Jackson, Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.

Hank Seldon Hannah, Hannah, Cook & Kaufman, Lafayette, for defendant-appellant.

BLANCHE, Justice.

Defendant was arrested and indicted for the murder of his wife in a Lafayette motel room on December 6, 1981. After a jury trial, defendant was found guilty of second degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. From that conviction, defendant has appealed, alleging eight assignments of error.

FACTS

The events leading to the death of defendant's wife began on December 3, when Donald Wright arrived in Lafayette from his home...

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