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STATE v. TUCKER

No. 91 KA 0395.

602 So.2d 59 (1992)

STATE of Louisiana v. Jerry W. TUCKER, Jr.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Writ Denied October 2, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Doug Moreau, Dist. Atty., Office of the District Attorney, Baton Rouge by Richard Johnson, Brent Stockstill, Asst. Dist. Attys., for plaintiff/appellee.

Michael Walsh, David Price, Asst. Public Defenders, Baton Rouge, for defendant/appellant.

Before COVINGTON, C.J., and LeBLANC and WHIPPLE, JJ.

LeBLANC, Judge.

Defendant, Jerry Wayne Tucker, Jr., was charged by grand jury indictment with the first degree murder of Ms. Frances Shelby Tucker, a violation of La.R.S. 14:30. Defendant entered a plea of not guilty to the charge. On the day trial was scheduled to begin, the state formally amended the indictment to a reduced charge of second degree murder, a violation of La.R.S. 14:30.1. Defendant pled not guilty to this reduced charge and, after trial by jury, was...

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