State v. Renfro
State v. Renfro
Opinion of the Court
On July 9, 1970, Vernon Barley Renfro, Jr., was indicted by the grand jury for the Parish of Jefferson for the murder of Robert Lee Maride in violation of La.R.S. 14:30. After trial by jury, he was found guilty of manslaughter and was sentenced to serve twenty-one (21) years at hard labor. Defendant appealed his conviction and sentence to this court which on April 10, 1973, annulled and set aside his sentence and remanded the case to the trial court for resentencing of defendant in accordance with law.
We have reviewed the record and find no merit to defendant’s assignments of error. Accordingly, we affirm his conviction and sentence.
DECREE
The conviction and sentence are affirmed.
. 277 So.2d 655 (La. 1973).
Dissenting Opinion
dissenting.
The prosecuting attorney unlawfully cross-examined the defendant as to the details of a prior unrelated offense, La.R.S. 15:495, and improperly expressed his opinion that the defendant was “a cool calculated killer” during closing arguments. La.C. Cr.P. art. 774.
I respectfully dissent.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- STATE of Louisiana v. Vernon Barley RENFRO, Jr.
- Status
- Published