STATE v. WILLIS

No. CR83-637.

445 So.2d 170 (1984)

STATE of Louisiana, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Clarence WILLIS, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

February 1, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas K. Brocato, Small, Small, Williamson & Brocato, Alexandria, for defendant-appellant.

Edward E. Roberts, Asst. Dist. Atty., Alexandria, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before FORET, YELVERTON and KNOLL, JJ.


YELVERTON, Judge.

Defendant, Clarence Willis, was convicted of second degree murder and given the mandatory sentence of life imprisonment at hard labor without benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence (LSA-R.S. 14:30.1). He has appealed the conviction and briefed five assignments of error.

We do not consider these assignments because we find an error patent on the record requiring remand. The error consists of the failure of the trial court...

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