Legal Opinion

State v. Hodges

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided June 20, 1977No. 58882PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

349 So.2d 250 (1977)

STATE of Louisiana

v.

Percy HODGES, Sr.

No. 58882.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

June 20, 1977.

Rehearing Denied September 2, 1977.

Elmer R. Tapper, William P. Schuler, Chalmette, for defendant-appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Leander H. Perez, Jr., Dist. Atty., Gilbert V. Andry, III, Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.

SANDERS, Chief Justice.

The State charged Percy Hodges with the second degree murder of his wife, Gloria Hodges, a violation of LSA-R.S. 14:30.1. After a trial, the jury found the defendant guilty as charged. The…

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2Cases cited55 opinions

  1. Johnson v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Leland v. OregonSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
  3. Cicenia v. LagaySupreme Court of the United States · 1958
  4. People v. Rodney P.(Anonymous)New York Court of Appeals · 1967
  5. State v. MarksSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1976

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3Cited by26 opinions

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