Legal Opinion
State v. Graves
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided June 8, 1964No. 46940PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SUMMERS, Justice.
Defendant Alvin Graves was charged by bill of information jointly with Donald Flournoy and Albert Zales with attempt to commit simple burglary, a felony.
On May 29 and 30, 1963, Graves and Zales were jointly tried and convicted. Graves was represented by court-appointed counsel and Zales employed counsel. Flournoy testified on behalf of the State. Graves and Zales were each sentenced to serve four and one-half years at hard labor in the state penitentiary. Only Graves appealed.
During the course of the trial several bills of exceptions were reserved by either court-appointed…
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3Cited by9 opinions
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