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STATE v. BALFA

No. CR86-523.

506 So.2d 1369 (1987)

STATE of Louisiana, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John Brady BALFA, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

May 13, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Julie E. Cullen, Opelousas, Guy O. Mitchell, Ville Platte, for defendant-appellant.

J. William Pucheu, Dist. Atty., Ville Platte, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before STOKER, LABORDE and YELVERTON, JJ.

YELVERTON, Judge.

John Brady Balfa was convicted of second degree murder, a violation of La.R.S. 14:30.1, armed robbery, a violation of La. R.S. 14:64 and aggravated kidnapping, a violation of La.R.S. 14:44.

On January 6, 1983, at 5:15 in the morning, Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey Lahaye heard a knock on the door of their home near Reddell in Evangeline Parish. Mr. Lahaye, who was 70, had recently retired as President of Guaranty Bank in Mamou. The couple opened the...

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