KNOLL, Judge.
The defendant, Raymond Bender, was indicted for the first-degree murder of Sabine Parish Sheriff Deputy James Kinney, a violation of LSA-R.S. 14:30. After the guilt phase of defendant's capital murder trial, defendant was found guilty of first-degree murder. When the jury was unable to unanimously agree on a sentence, the trial judge imposed a sentence of life imprisonment as required by LSA-C.Cr.P. Art. 905.8.
Defendant appealed assigning fourteen...
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