Legal Opinion
State v. Volson
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided December 19, 1977No. 60103PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
352 So.2d 1293 (1977)
STATE of Louisiana
v.
Willie VOLSON.
No. 60103.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
December 19, 1977.
Jack L. Simms, Jr., Simms & Gold, Leesville, for defendant-appellant.
William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., William C. Pegues, III, Dist. Atty., William E. Tilley, First Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.
SANDERS, Chief Justice.
The Grand Jury for the Parish of Vernon indicted Willie Volson for aggravated rape, a violation of LSA-R.S. 14:42. After a jury trial, defendant was found guilty as charged and sentenced to death. On appeal, defendant…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Sparks v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- State v. LeeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1976
- State v. CraigSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1976
- Selman v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by12 opinions
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- State v. CharlesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1984
- Willie Volson v. Frank Blackburn, Warden, Louisiana State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
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