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316 So. 2d 739

State v. Smith

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided July 25, 1975

Supreme Court of Louisiana · decided 1975-07-25

Cited by 2 later decisions — most recently January 1983

1 federal appellate · 1 state decisions

Relies on 310 So. 2d 103 - State v. Shillow

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Decided 1975-07-25

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SUMMERS, Justice.

¶1On October 31, 1972 the Grand Jury of Terrebonne Parish returned an indictment charging that Dwight Smith murdered Robert Matthews on July 21, 1972. Defendant was tried on April 24, 1973 and found guilty as charged. He was sentenced on April 30, 1973 to life imprisonment.

¶2Defendant was represented at the trial by retained counsel who reserved no bills of exceptions during the course of the proceedings. On this appeal errors were assigned, but they are not reviewable because the requisite procedure prescribed by Articles 841, 842, 844 and 845 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, as amended by Acts 207 and 297 of 1974, have not been complied with. See La.Code of Crim.Proc. art. 920, as amended by Act 207 of 1974. State v. Shillow, 310 So.2d 103 (La.1975).

¶3For the reasons assigned, the conviction and sentence are affirmed.

BARHAM, J., dissents from refusal to consider assignments of error.
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