Limmie West, III v. State of Louisiana

478 F.2d 1026

Limmie WEST, III, Plaintiff-Appellee,

v.

STATE OF LOUISIANA, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 72-1338.

United States Court of Appeals,

Fifth Circuit.

May 1, 1973.

Rehearing En Banc Granted Sept. 5, 1973.

Wm. J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen. of La., Baton Rouge, La.; Jim Garrison, Dist. Atty., Shirley Wimberly, Jr., Asst. Dist. Atty., Byron P. Legendre, New Orleans, La., for defendant-appellant.

George M. Leppert, New Orleans, La., Court appointed, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before RIVES, WISDOM and RONEY, Circuit Judges.

WISDOM, Circuit Judge:

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Limmie West was convicted of armed robbery after a jury trial in…