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STATE v. JACKSON

No. 83-KA-0718.

454 So.2d 116 (1984)

STATE of Louisiana v. Joseph JACKSON.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied September 14, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Harry F. Connick, Dist. Atty., William Campbell, Julie LeBlanc, Asst. Dist. Attys., for plaintiff-appellee.

Dwight Doskey, Robert Zibilich, Orleans Indigent Defender Program, New Orleans, for defendant-appellant.

WATSON, Justice.

Defendant, Joseph Jackson, was convicted of first degree murder in violation of LSA-R.S. 14:30 and sentenced, on the jury's recommendation, to life imprisonment without benefit of probation, parole or suspension of sentence. Defendant has appealed his conviction and sentence, arguing that a mistrial should have been granted because the prosecutor indirectly commented on his failure to testify. LSA-C. Cr.P. art. 770.1<...

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