Legal Opinion

State v. Sims

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided March 31, 1975No. 55472PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

310 So.2d 587 (1975)

STATE of Louisiana

v.

Richard SIMS, Jr.

No. 55472.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

March 31, 1975.

Ben E. Atkins, Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara B. Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Ossie Brown, Dist. Atty., Bob H. Hester, Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.

DIXON, Justice.

Richards Sims, Jr. was charged by bill of information with armed robbery, in violation of R.S. 14:64. He was tried before a jury, found guilty and sentenced to serve sixteen years at hard labor. On appeal to this court, he relies on five bills of exceptions. The…

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2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. State v. DotsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1971
  2. State v. RobinsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1949
  3. State v. HallSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1970
  4. State v. HoneycuttSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1950
  5. State v. SkifferSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1969

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. State v. HillsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1978
  2. State v. HuttoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1977
  3. State v. RossSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1977
  4. State v. SimmonsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1976
  5. State v. LewisSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1977

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