STATE v. VAIL

No. 14-436.

150 So.3d 576 (2014)

STATE of Louisiana v. William Felix VAIL.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

November 5, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Foster DeRosier , 14th JDC District Attorney, Carla Sue Sigler , Assistant District Attorney, Lake Charles, LA, for Plaintiff/Respondent State of Louisiana.

Hugo A. Holland Jr. , Assistant District Attorney, Shreveport, LA, for Plaintiff/Respondent State of Louisiana.

Benjamin A. Cormier , Attorney At Law, Lake Charles, LA, for Defendant/Applicant William Felix Vail.

Court composed of JOHN D. SAUNDERS, BILLY HOWARD EZELL, and PHYLLIS M. KEATY, Judges.


Defendant, William Felix Vail, was indicted for the 1962 second degree murder of his wife, Mary Horton Vail, a violation of La.R.S. 14:30.1. On November 13, 2013, the State filed a "404(B) Notice," wherein it advised Defendant that it intended to introduce at trial evidence of the 1973 disappearance of his then-girlfriend, Sharon...

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