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State v. Liggett

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided October 9, 1978No. 61958PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

363 So.2d 1184 (1978)

STATE of Louisiana

v.

Richard LIGGETT.

No. 61958.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

October 9, 1978.

Rehearing Denied November 9, 1978.

Clayton M. Perkins, Jr., Kilbourne & Dart, St. Francisville, for defendant-appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Leon Picou, Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.

MARCUS, Justice.

Richard Liggett was indicted by the grand jury for simple escape in violation of La.R.S. 14:110A(1). After trial by jury, he was found guilty as charged and sentenced to serve four years at hard labor. The court expressly directed that…

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2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Burks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  2. Benton v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  3. State v. GatlinSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1961
  4. State v. BoleynSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1976
  5. State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1978

3Cited by27 opinions

  1. State v. MathewsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1979
  2. State v. AllienSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1978
  3. State v. PeoplesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1980
  4. State v. WalkerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1979
  5. State v. PittmanSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1979

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