State v. Patterson
Supreme Court of Louisiana
1Opinion of the Court
295 So.2d 792 (1974)
STATE of Louisiana
v.
Howard PATTERSON, alias Howard Jefferson.
No. 54290.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
April 29, 1974.
Leonard W. Richey and Joseph Wilson, Jena, for defendant-appellant.
William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Speedy O. Long, Dist. Atty., Don C. Burns, Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.
BARHAM, Justice.
Defendant was convicted after a trial by jury of manslaughter, a violation of R.S. 14:31, and was sentenced to eighteen years' imprisonment. Upon this appeal, defendant relies on five bills of exceptions for a reversal of his…
Also in this document: Dissent.
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