State v. Lovett
Supreme Court of Louisiana
1Opinion of the Court
345 So.2d 1139 (1977)
STATE of Louisiana, Appellee,
v.
Alton Ray LOVETT, Appellant.
No. 58537.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
January 24, 1977.
On Rehearing May 16, 1977.
Samuel V. Prunty, Jr., Shreveport, for appellant.
William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., John A. Richardson, Dist. Atty., William L. Goode, Asst. Dist. Atty., for appellee.
Ellis P. Adams, Jr., Executive Director, Louisiana Dist. Attys. Association, Baton Rouge, amicus curiae.
TATE, Justice.
The defendant Lovett was convicted of second degree murder, La.R.S. 14:30.1 (1973), and sentenced to life…
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