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Supreme Court of Louisiana
FOR IMMEDIATE NEWS RELEASE FROM: CLERK OF SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA NEWS RELEASE #077

The Opinions handed down on the 6th day of December, 2011, are as follows:

BY JOHNSON, J.: 2010-KA-0268 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. LEE ROY ODENBAUGH, JR. (Parish of Ouachita) (First Degree Murder; Attempted First Degree Murder) Justice Clark recused, and Retired Judge Hillary J. Crain sitting ad hoc. For the reasons assigned herein, defendant's conviction and sentence are affirmed. In the event this judgment becomes final on direct review when either: (1) the defendant fails to petition timely the United States Supreme Court for certiorari; or (2) that Court denies his petition for certiorari; and either (a) the defendant, having filed for and been denied certiorari, fails to petition the United States Supreme Court timely, under its prevailing rules for rehearing of denial of certiorari, or (b) that Court denies his petition for rehearing, the trial judge shall, upon receiving notice from this court under LSA-C.Cr.P. art. 923 of finality on direct appeal, and before signing the warrant of execution, as provided by LSA-R.S. 15:567(B), immediately notify the Louisiana Indigent Defense Assistance board and provide the Board with reasonable time in which: (1) to enroll counsel to represent the defendant in any state post-conviction proceedings, if appropriate, pursuant to its authority under LSAR.S. 15:149.1; and (2) to litigate expeditiously the claims raised in that original application, if filed, in the state courts. AFFIRMED.

SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA
NO. 10-KA-0268 STATE OF LOUISIANA VERSUS LEE ROY ODENBAUGH, JR.

ON APPEAL FROM THE FOURTH DISTRICT COURT, FOR THE PARISH OF OUACHITA HONORABLE CARL VAN SHARP, JUDGE

JOHNSON, Justice* This matter involves a direct appeal to this Court from a conviction of two counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted first degree murder and a sentence of death. LSA-Const. art. V,

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