State v. Tompkins
Supreme Court of Louisiana
1Opinion of the Court
403 So.2d 644 (1981)
STATE of Louisiana
v.
George TOMPKINS.
No. 80-KA-2372.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
June 22, 1981.
Rehearing Denied September 28, 1981.
William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., J. Eddie Knoll, Dist. Atty., Jeanette T. Knoll, Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.
Donald R. Wilson, Gaharan & Wilson, Jena, for defendant-appellant.
LEMMON, Justice.[*]
This case involves an unfortunate incident outside of a barroom which left one man dead and resulted in a manslaughter conviction and a 15-year prison sentence for another. The primary issues raised on…
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- State v. ByrdSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1980
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