State v. Vernon
Supreme Court of Louisiana
1Opinion of the Court
385 So.2d 200 (1980)
STATE of Louisiana
v.
Joel A. VERNON.
No. 66186.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
May 19, 1980.
Rehearing Denied July 7, 1980.
Mark H. Kramar, Leesville, for defendant-appellant.
William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Howat A. Peters, Jr., Dist. Atty. Ad Hoc, for plaintiff-appellee.
WATSON, Justice.[*]
Defendant, Joel A. Vernon, was charged by grand jury indictment with first degree murder in violation of LSA-R.S. 14:30. He withdrew his initial plea of not guilty and entered pleas of not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity. Following trial by jury,…
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