State v. Ferina

STATE of Louisiana, Appellee, v. Seymour FERINA, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided November 14, 1977.

Supreme Court of Louisiana · decided 1977-11-14

Relies on 328 So. 2d 65 - State v. Morris

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Decided 1977-11-14

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¶1 *1201 Robert F. DeJean, Sr., DeJean & DeJean, Opelousas, Louis B. Merhige, New Orleans, for defendant-appellant.

¶2William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Morgan J. Goudeau, Jr., Dist. Atty., Patrick G. Quinlan, J. Wensles Parra, Jr., Asst. Attys. Gen., for plaintiff-appellee.

¶3TATE, Justice.

¶4By joint stipulation, it has been brought to our attention that the appellant died while this appeal was pending. The prosecution in these proceedings is therefore abated. State v. Morris,328 So.2d 65 (La. 1976).

¶5Accordingly, the appeal in this case is dismissed, the judgment of conviction is vacated, and the case is remanded to the district court with instructions to dismiss the indictment.

¶6PROSECUTION ABATED, APPEAL DISMISSED.