No. 61306 Precedential Remanded Processed

State v. Jones

Louisiana Supreme Court · Filed October 18, 1978 · 363 So. 2d 714

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State v. Sledge 340 So. 2d 205
State v. Lee 340 So. 2d 180

Opinion text

PER CURIAM. Defendant’s conviction is affirmed, but the death penalty imposed is annulled and set aside, and the case is remanded to the district court with instructions to sentence defendant to imprisonment at hard labor for a period of twenty (20) years. Selman v. Louisiana, 428 U.S. 906 , 96 S.Ct. 3214 , 49 L.Ed.2d 1212 (1976); Roberts v. Louisiana, 428 U.S. 325 , 96 S.Ct. 3001 , 49 L.Ed.2d 974 (1976); State v. Sledge, 340 So.2d 205 (La. 1976); State v. Lee, 340 So.2d 180 (La.1976). See also Coker v. Georgia, 433 U.S. 584 , 97 S.Ct. 2861 , 53 L.Ed.2d 982 (1977).