Supreme Court of Louisiana, 1977

State v. Preston

State v. Preston
Supreme Court of Louisiana · Decided September 19, 1977
349 So. 2d 1252; 1977 La. LEXIS 5859 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

State v. Preston

Opinion of the Court

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).

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