State v. West
Supreme Court of Louisiana
1Opinion of the Court
437 So.2d 256 (1983)
STATE of Louisiana
v.
Kem WEST.
No. 82-KA-1655.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
September 2, 1983.
William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., William E. Tilley, Dist. Atty., Edwin L. Cabra, Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.
Louis J. Cosenza, Leesville, for defendant-appellant.
MARCUS, Justice.
Kem West was indicted by the grand jury for second degree murder of William James Calcote in violation of La.R.S. 14:30.1.[1] After trial by jury, defendant was found guilty as charged and sentenced to life imprisonment without benefit of parole, probation, or…
Also in this document: Concurrence; Dissent.
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