No. 61374 Precedential Remanded Processed

State v. Voclain

Louisiana Supreme Court · Filed May 31, 1978 · 359 So. 2d 190

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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 the 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. 982 (1977).