State Ex Rel. Wikberg v. Henderson
Supreme Court of Louisiana
1Opinion of the Court
292 So.2d 505 (1974)
STATE of Louisiana ex rel. Ronald G. WIKBERG and Jackie F. Craven
v.
C. Murray HENDERSON, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary.
No. 53377.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
March 25, 1974.
William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., J. Nathan Stansbury, Dist. Atty., for defendants-respondents.
Anatole J. Plaisance, Lafayette, for plaintiffs-relators.
CALOGERO, Justice.
The defendants, Ronald G. Wikberg and Jackie F. Craven, were indicted for the murder of one Stanley Melancon. La.R.S. 14:30. Mr. Melancon was shot to death during an attempted armed robbery of…
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