Supreme Court of Louisiana, 1978

State v. Hamilton

State v. Hamilton
Supreme Court of Louisiana · Decided March 15, 1978 · Dennis, Tate
356 So. 2d 422; 1978 La. LEXIS 5792 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

State v. Hamilton

Dissenting Opinion

TATE and DENNIS, JJ.,

dissent: See State v. Gilmore, 332 So.2d 789 (La. 1976).

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 life imprisonment at hard labor without benefit of probation, parole or suspension of sentence for a period of twenty years. Roberts v. Louisiana, 428 U.S. 325, 96 S.Ct. 3001, 49 L.Ed.2d 974 (1976); State v. Jenkins, 340 So.2d 157 (La. 1976).

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