State v. Pierre
Supreme Court of Louisiana
1Opinion of the Court
SANDERS, Justice.
In this criminal prosecution for armed robbery of a New Orleans drugstore, the jury found the defendant, Edward Pierre, guilty. The trial judge sentenced him to a term of 60 years in the Louisiana State Penitentiary.1 The defendant has appealed, relying upon thirteen bills of exceptions reserved in the trial court.
The State’s theory of the case is that Edward Pierre and John Lee James parked the Thunderbird convertible automobile in which they were riding near the Tusa Rex-all Drugstore. Miss Dorothy Mitchell, the owner of a nearby florist shop, became suspicious as she…
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2Cases cited17 opinions
- United States v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Rogers v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1966
- State v. LacosteSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1970
- State v. PrattSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1970
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3Cited by28 opinions
- State v. NewmanSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1973
- State v. GallowSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1976
- State v. NeroSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1975
- State v. WomackSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1973
- State v. WalkerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1977
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