State v. Sonnier
Supreme Court of Louisiana
1Opinion of the Court
380 So.2d 1 (1979)
STATE of Louisiana
v.
Eddie James SONNIER.
No. 64125.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
September 4, 1979.
Concurring Opinion March 12, 1980.
William R. Collins, New Iberia, for defendant-appellant.
William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Knowles M. Tucker, Dist. Atty., Dracos D. Burke, Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.
DIXON, Justice.
During the evening of November 14, 1977 the defendant, Eddie James Sonnier, and his older brother, Elmo Patrick Sonnier, left St. Martinville in Patrick's car for an evening of rabbit hunting. After spending a…
Also in this document: Concurrence.
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