State v. Williams
Supreme Court of Louisiana
1Opinion of the Court
392 So.2d 619 (1980)
STATE of Louisiana
v.
James C. WILLIAMS.
No. 64987.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
March 3, 1980.
On Rehearing September 12, 1980.
William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Ossie B. Brown, Dist. Atty., Tim M. Screen, Kay Kirkpatrick, Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.
L. Wayne Paxton, Nathan Wilson, Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellant.
Richard E. Shapiro, New Orleans, amicus curiae, for Southern Prisoners Reform Committee.
BLANCHE, Justice.
The defendant, James C. Williams, was convicted of first degree murder in violation of R.S. 14:30 and…
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