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STATE v. BURTON

No. 84 KA 0694.

464 So.2d 421 (1985)

STATE of Louisiana v. Leigh Guy BURTON.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Writ Denied May 13, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ossie Brown, Dist. Atty. by Glen Peterson, Asst. Dist. Atty., Baton Rouge, for plaintiff-appellee.

Lennie Perez, Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellant.

Before EDWARDS, SHORTESS and SAVOIE, JJ.

SHORTESS, Judge.

Leigh Guy Burton (defendant), was indicted by the East Baton Rouge Parish grand jury for the second degree murder (LSA-R.S. 14:30.1) of her husband, Richard Burton (victim). At arraignment, defendant entered a dual plea of not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity. A jury returned the responsive verdict of guilty of manslaughter (LSA-R.S. 14:31). Defendant was subsequently sentenced to serve thirteen years at hard labor, and an additional term...

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