State v. Nelson
Supreme Court of Louisiana
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, Justice.*
| ] Defendants, Glen Dale Nelson and Melvin Goldman, were convicted by jury of one count of illegal use of weapons in violation of La. R.S. 14:94, four counts of armed robbery in violation of La. R.S. 14:64, and one count of conspiracy to commit armed robbery in violation of La. R.S. 14:26. Both defendants received substantial sentences as habitual offenders. Defendants appealed their convictions, asserting as error the trial court’s handling of jury selection, specifically its handling of a “reverse-Batson ”1 challenge by the State. Finding no error by the trial court, the…
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2Cases cited59 opinions
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- Hernandez v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Purkett v. ElemSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
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- Georgia v. McCollumSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
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