State v. Duplessis

DIXON, Justice.

Defendant was convicted for the May 15, 1967 murder of Oscar Meeks, manager of the Tenneco Service Station at 1413 North Claiborne Avenue in New Orleans, during an attempted robbery of the station. He was sentenced to death.

On appeal defendant complained that the petit jury was selected in violation of Witherspoon v. Illinois, 391 U.S. 510, 88 S.Ct. 1770, 20 L.Ed.2d 776 (1968). This court held that the requirements of Wither-spoon had been satisfied and accordingly affirmed the conviction and sentence. See *645State v. Hudson, 253 La. 992, 221 So.2d 484 (1969).

A writ of certiorari…