Legal Opinion

State v. Spears

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided October 9, 1978No. 61886PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

363 So.2d 479 (1978)

STATE of Louisiana

v.

Frank SPEARS and Weaver Goodson.

No. 61886.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

October 9, 1978.

John M. Blanchard, Orleans Indigent Defender Program, New Orleans, for defendants-appellants.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Harry F. Connick, Dist. Atty., Louise S. Korns, Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.

MARCUS, Justice.

Frank Spears and Weaver Goodson were charged in the same information with simple burglary in violation of La.R.S. 14:62. After trial by jury, defendants were found guilty as charged. Thereafter, the state…

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2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. State v. SearleSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1976
  2. State v. McQueenSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1973
  3. State v. PaceSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1935
  4. State v. WingerterSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1976
  5. State v. ShelbySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1949

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. State v. BergeronSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1979
  2. Enoch McQueen v. John P. Whitley, Warden, Louisiana State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
  3. State v. FournierSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1981
  4. State v. TomlinsonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1984
  5. State v. NunneryLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1986

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