State v. Smith
Supreme Court of Louisiana
1Opinion of the Court
554 So.2d 676 (1989)
STATE of Louisiana
v.
Norvell SMITH.
No. 87-KA-0649.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
October 23, 1989.
William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Harry F. Connick, Dist. Atty., Jack Peebles, Brian Treay, Asst. Dist. Attys., for plaintiff-appellee.
Clyde Merritt, Dwight Doskey, Craig Colwart, Orleans Indigent Defender Program, New Orleans, for defendant-appellant.
DENNIS, Justice.
Appellant was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to death by electrocution. There are five assignments of error and a request that this court review the entire record and all of the evidence for error as…
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