Legal Opinion
State v. Smith
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided July 2, 1996No. 95-K-0061PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
676 So.2d 1068 (1996)
STATE of Louisiana
v.
Sydney SMITH.
No. 95-K-0061.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
July 2, 1996.
Rehearing Denied September 3, 1996.
Richard P. Ieyoub, Attorney General, Harry F. Connick, District Attorney, and Jack Peebles, Asst. Dist. Attorney, for Applicant.
Sherry Watters, New Orleans, for Respondent.
JOHNSON, Justice.[*]
We granted certiorari in this case to determine whether the defendant's right against double jeopardy was violated. After the trial concluded, a jury convicted defendant of both manslaughter and second degree feticide. He was sentenced to concurrent terms of 30…
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