Supreme Court of Louisiana, 1978

State v. Voclain

State v. Voclain
Supreme Court of Louisiana · Decided May 31, 1978
359 So. 2d 190; 1978 La. LEXIS 5952 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

State v. Voclain

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). See also Coker v. Georgia, 433 U.S. 584, 97 S.Ct. 2861, 53 L.Ed. 982 (1977).

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