Legal Opinion

State v. Johnson

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided March 6, 1998No. 97-KK-1906PublishedCited by 767 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

709 So.2d 672 (1998)

STATE of Louisiana

v.

Walter JOHNSON.

No. 97-KK-1906.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

March 4, 1998.

Concurring Opinion March 6, 1998.

Rehearing Denied April 3, 1998.

Richard P. Ieyoub, Atty. Gen., Harry F. Connick, District Atty., Lisa B. Schneider, New Orleans, Patrick L. Banks, Baton Rouge, for applicant.

Arcenious F. Armond, Jr., Gretna, for respondent.

Concurring Opinion of Justice Lemmon, March 6, 1998.

VICTORY, Justice.[*]

We granted writs of certiorari in this case[1] to reexamine the issue of when State v. Dorthey, 623 So.2d 1276 (La.1993), permits a downward departure from the…

Also in this document: Concurrence; Dissent.

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Solem v. HelmSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. State v. DortheySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
  3. State v. SepulvadoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1979
  4. State v. BonannoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1980
  5. State v. LobatoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1992

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3Cited by767 opinions

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  4. State v. BaileyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2004
  5. State v. PonsellLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2000

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