Opinion ID: 1089522
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 12

Heading: claim v: closing argument of the state

Text: Defendant contends that he was deprived of due process, equal protection and effective assistance of counsel when the prosecutor alluded to appellate review of the sentence during closing argument. Defense counsel's failure to object to the prosecutor's remarks is immaterial, since errors alleged in death cases are considered despite lack of objection. The finality of the death penalty outweighs procedural requirements during trial and appeal. Beck v. Alabama, 447 U.S. 625, 100 S.Ct. 2382, 65 L.Ed.2d 392 (1980); State v. Sonnier, 379 So.2d 1336 (La., 1980); State v. Felde, supra.