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STATE v. MONTGOMERY

No. CR 86-103.

499 So.2d 709 (1986)

STATE of Louisiana, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Joan Dugas Guidry MONTGOMERY, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Stay Order Recalled; Writ Denied February 20, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cecilia A. Bonin, New Iberia, Julie E. Cullen, Opelousas, for defendant-appellant.

Michael Harson, Donald Landry, Asst. Dist. Attys., Lafayette, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before LABORDE, KNOLL and KING, JJ.

LABORDE, Judge.

On December 31, 1983, Dr. J. Boring Montgomery was shot. The only persons present at the time of the shooting were the doctor and his wife, Mrs. Joan Dugas Montgomery. Mrs. Montgomery was indicted for the second degree murder of her husband, a violation of La.R.S. 14:30.1.

On July 30, 1985, she stood trial on that charge. After a five day trial, a jury by 11 to 1 found her guilty of manslaughter. She is presently incarcerated serving a sentence...

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