Legal Opinion

State v. Williams

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided April 5, 1982No. 81-KA-2622PublishedCited by 41 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

412 So.2d 1327 (1982)

STATE of Louisiana

v.

Ronald WILLIAMS.

No. 81-KA-2622.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

April 5, 1982.

Rehearing Denied May 14, 1982.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Norval J. Rhodes, Dist. Atty., Glynn F. Voisin, William G. Yates, Asst. Dist. Attys., for plaintiff-appellee.

Prentiss Cox, Houma, for defendant-appellant.

LEMMON, Justice.

The only issue in this appeal is whether the sentence was excessive.

Defendant was convicted of forgery and sentenced to five years imprisonment. On appeal this court affirmed the conviction, but set aside the…

Also in this document: Dissent.

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Williams v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
  2. State v. BonannoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1980
  3. State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1981

3Cited by41 opinions

  1. State v. LanclosSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1982
  2. State v. CookSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1996
  3. State v. HumphreySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1984
  4. State v. JohnsonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1984
  5. State v. FlemingLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1983

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