State v. Hayes

Defendant was indicted in the parish of Ouachita with Howard Roberson for the murder of Adolf Epstein. He and Roberson were jointly tried, found guilty, and sentenced to death. On appeal to this court the verdict and sentence were set aside, and the case remanded. State v. Roberson et al., 157 La. 974, 103 So. 283. After the remand of the case, a severance was granted, and Roberson was brought to trial alone. He was again convicted and sentenced to death, and on appeal to this court the sentence was affirmed. After Roberson’s conviction, defendant obtained a change of venue to the parish of…