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STATE v. LOYD

No. 83-KA-2326.

489 So.2d 898 (1986)

STATE of Louisiana v. Alvin Scott LOYD

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied May 15, 1986.

Stay of Execution Granted August 15, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., John M. Crum, Jr., Dist. Atty., Thomas Daley, Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.

Gordon Hackman, Randy Lewis, William T. Allison, for defendant-appellant.

DIXON, Chief Justice.

Alvin Scott Loyd was indicted for first degree murder, R.S. 14:30, by a St. John the Baptist Parish Grand Jury. After a bifurcated trial, the jury unanimously found the defendant guilty and recommended the death penalty. On review, we affirmed the conviction but reversed and vacated the sentence because of error in the trial judge's instructions to the jury. State v. Loyd, 459 So.2d 498 (La.1984).

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