State v. Jones
Supreme Court of Louisiana
1Opinion of the Court
481 So.2d 598 (1986)
STATE of Louisiana
v.
Cornell JONES.
No. 85-KK-1135.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
January 13, 1986.
Rehearing Denied March 27, 1986.
William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Harry F. Connick, Dist. Atty., Mike McMahon, Theresa C. Legon, Asst. Dist. Attys., for respondent.
Mark McTernan, New Orleans, for defendant-applicant.
LEMMON, Justice.
The issue before the court is whether the use of La.C.C.Art. 184's presumption of paternity in a prosecution for criminal neglect of family under La.R.S. 14:74(2) unconstitutionally relieves the state of its burden of…
Also in this document: Dissent.
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