State Ex Rel. Elaire v. Blackburn
Supreme Court of Louisiana
1Opinion of the Court
424 So.2d 246 (1982)
STATE ex rel. Alex ELAIRE
v.
Frank C. BLACKBURN, Warden.
No. 81-KH-2629.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
November 29, 1982.
Rehearing Denied December 17, 1982.
Paul B. Deal, New Orleans, for relator.
William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Eddie Knoll, Dist. Atty., Cliffe LaBorde, III, Asst. Dist. Atty., for respondent.
LEMMON, Justice.
The principal issue in this matter is whether relator was validly convicted of attempted second degree murder under the pertinent statutes which at the time of the offense defined second degree murder only as an…
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