STATE v. HART

No. 84-KA-579.

467 So.2d 1366 (1985)

STATE of Louisiana v. William S. HART Alias William C. Smith.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

April 15, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John M. Mamoulides, Dist. Atty., Arthur J. Lentini, Dorothy A. Pendergast, Asst. Dist. Attys., Gretna, for plaintiff-appellee.

John H. Craft, Staff Appellate Counsel, Indigent Defender Bd., Gretna, for defendant-appellant.

Before BOUTALL, BOWES and GAUDIN, JJ.


GAUDIN, Judge.

William S. Hart, alias William C. Smith, was convicted by a 12-person jury in the 24th Judicial District Court of second degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. On appeal, he contends:

(1) That some of the jurors did not actually hear several taped statements played during the trial and that consequently he (Hart) should have been given a new trial, and

(2) That the evidence was not legally sufficient to support the guilty...

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