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STATE v. SMITH

No. 95-K-0061.

676 So.2d 1068 (1996)

STATE of Louisiana v. Sydney SMITH.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied September 3, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard P. Ieyoub, Attorney General, Harry F. Connick, District Attorney, and Jack Peebles, Asst. Dist. Attorney, for Applicant.

Sherry Watters, New Orleans, for Respondent.

JOHNSON, Justice.*

We granted certiorari in this case to determine whether the defendant's right against double jeopardy was violated. After the trial concluded, a jury convicted defendant of both manslaughter and second degree feticide. He was sentenced to concurrent terms of 30 years at hard labor and 10 years at hard labor respectively. Defendant appealed his convictions to the fourth circuit. The appellate court pretermitted relator...

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