STATE v. CASTON

No. 21488-KA.

561 So.2d 941 (1990)

STATE of Louisiana, Appellee, v. Jessie James CASTON, Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

May 9, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Captan Jack Wyly, Lake Providence, for appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Baton Rouge, James David Caldwell, Dist. Atty., Tallulah, George F. Fox, Jr., Asst. Dist. Atty., Lake Providence, for appellee.

Before HALL, MARVIN and SEXTON, JJ.


SEXTON, Judge.

Defendant appeals his conviction for manslaughter, arguing that the district court erred when it gave the jury an Allen charge after the court was advised that the jury was deadlocked. We affirm.

Defendant was charged with manslaughter in the death of one John M. O'Fallen. None of the facts giving rise to the charge are relevant for the purpose of this appeal and will not be recited herein.

On the last day of defendant's trial...

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