Legal Opinion
State v. Evans
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided November 7, 1966No. 48163PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMITER, Justice.
The instant appeal is by Daryl Evans and Bernard Butler who were convicted of the crime of murder, under the felony-murder doctrine, and were sentenced to death by electrocution. Allegedly, the offense committed, which occurred in the City of New Orleans on the night of June 21, 1963, was the fatal shooting of one Norris J. Rabalais, a New Orleans Public Service bus operator, during an attempted armed robbery of such person by the defendants.
Following the trial thirty-nine bills of exceptions were perfected. However, not all of them are urged on this appeal.
Defendants’…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Escobedo v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Massiah v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Johnson v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- McLEOD v. OHIOSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
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3Cited by41 opinions
- State v. PrieurSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1973
- State v. MarksSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1976
- Daryl Evans and Bernard Butler v. Ross Maggio, Warden, Louisiana State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Roy v. SpeerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1966
- State Ex Rel. Barksdale v. DeesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1968
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