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STATE v. DEFRAITES

No. KA-1213.

449 So.2d 540 (1984)

STATE of Louisiana v. Henry DEFRAITES.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied April 25, 1984.

Writ Denied June 15, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara B. Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Harry F. Connick, Dist. Atty., William R. Campbell, Jr., Asst. Dist. Atty., New Orleans, for plaintiff-appellee.

Arthur A. Lemann III, Lemann, O'Hara & Miles, New Orleans, for defendant-appellant.

Before BARRY, AUGUSTINE and CIACCIO, JJ.

BARRY, Judge.

The defendant was convicted of public bribery in Orleans Parish, LSA-R.S. 14:118, and now argues double jeopardy and reurges his motions to quash and for a new trial based on improper venue.

FACTS

On May 7, 1980 the defendant was stopped in New Orleans by Officer John Morse and questioned regarding the sale of fake jewelry. The defendant was taken to the police station for questioning where he allegedly offered Morse $400 to avoid being...

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