State v. Valentine

375 So.2d 1378 (1979)

STATE of Louisiana

v.

Arthur VALENTINE.

No. 64407.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

October 8, 1979.

Sargent Pitcher, Jr., Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Ossie B. Brown, Dist. Atty., Kay Kirkpatrick, Freddie Pitcher, Asst. Dist. Attys., for plaintiff-appellee.

Defendant, Arthur Valentine, was indicted on a charge of first degree murder.

Following trial, defendant was convicted and sentenced to the custody of the Department of Corrections for life, without probation, parole or suspension of sentence.

On appeal,…