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STATE v. WEILAND

No. 86-KA-1726.

505 So.2d 702 (1987)

STATE of Louisiana v. Glen WEILAND.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied May 7, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., John Mamoulides, Dist. Atty., Eric Honig, William Credo, Dorothy Pendergast, Asst. Dist. Attys., for plaintiff-appellee.

Philip O'Neill, Gretna, for defendant-appellant.

WATSON, Justice.

In this capital case, counsel for defendant, Glen Weiland, argues seventy-one trial errors. The serious issues are:

(1) Whether the trial court erred in refusing to allow certain mitigating evidence, in particular, the last words of provocation allegedly uttered by the victim; and (2) Whether the death penalty is a disproportionate sanction for this crime.

At trial, there was...

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