Legal Opinion
State v. Bonner
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided April 29, 1968No. 48984PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMITER, Justice.
On March 7, 1966 Frederick Daniel Alexander, Paul Joseph Harrell and Melvin J. Bonner, Jr. (the latter being the appellant herein) were jointly indicted for the murder of Sabre Guidry. The state asked for, and was granted, a severance as to Alexander. Bonner and Harrell were then tried together and found guilty without capital punishment. Each was sentenced to serve the balance of his life in the state penitentiary. Only Bonner has appealed.
In this court appellant relies on three bills of exceptions for a reversal of his conviction and sentence. (Of the many bills reserved…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Escobedo v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Johnson v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Carlos Garza De Luna v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
- State v. ProgueSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1962
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3Cited by16 opinions
- State v. HudsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1969
- State v. JonesLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1989
- State v. GladdenSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1972
- State v. McGrawSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1979
- State v. BabinSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1975
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