State v. Preston
State v. Preston
349 So. 2d 1252; 1977 La. LEXIS 5859
(Southern Reporter, Second Series)
State v. Preston
Opinion of the Court
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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