STATE v. HODGE

Nos. 16452-KW, 16454-KW.

457 So.2d 152 (1984)

STATE of Louisiana, Appellee, v. Sherman HODGE and Charlie Ray Hodge, Appellants.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

Writ Denied November 9, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Indigent Defendant Office by William T. Giddens, Shreveport, for defendant-appellant, Charlie Ray Hodge.

Rountree, Hicks & Cox by Dale G. Cox, Shreveport, for defendant-appellant, Sherman Hodge.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Paul J. Carmouche, Dist. Atty., A.M. Stroud, III and John Broadwell, Asst. Dist. Attys., Shreveport, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before HALL, MARVIN and NORRIS, JJ.


NORRIS, Judge.

Petitioners, Sherman Hodge and Charlie Ray Hodge, both indigents with different appointed counsel, were jointly charged with second-degree murder, LSA-R.S. 14:30.1, on January 26, 1984, in a single indictment. Each petitioner filed a motion to sever. Sherman Hodge also filed motions for appointment of expert assistance, for a reasonable inquiry by the state into the criminal record and reputation of the deceased...

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