Legal Opinion

State v. Wilson

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided February 15, 1961No. 45344PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*1094HAMLIN, Justice.

The defendant, Clarence Wilson, appeals from his conviction of the crime of aggravated rape (a violation of LSA-R.S. 14:42) and his sentence to death therefor.

During the course of trial, twenty-five bills of exceptions were reserved; in this Court, twenty-four bills are presented for consideration—Bill of Exceptions No. 4 having been abandoned.

Bill of Exceptions No. 1 was reserved when the trial court overruled a motion to quash the indictment filed against defendant. This motion averred that the indictment was fatally defective, in that it did not set forth the date of the…

2Cases cited42 opinions

  1. Eubanks v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
  2. State v. SimpsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1949
  3. State v. MillsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1956
  4. State v. RobinsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1949
  5. State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1955

37 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. State v. GovernorSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1976
  2. State v. ColemanSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1969
  3. State v. EvansSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1966
  4. State v. RogersSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1961
  5. State v. BertrandSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1964

8 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API