Legal Opinion
State v. Watson
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided October 11, 1974No. 54799PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
301 So.2d 653 (1974)
STATE of Louisiana
v.
Henry Lee WATSON.
No. 54799.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
October 11, 1974.
John Barkley Knight, Jr., Samuel T. Singer, Winnsboro, for defendant-appellant.
William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Don K. Carroll, Dist. Atty., S. E. Lee, Jr., Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.
DIXON, Justice.
On June 23, 1973 Elnora Morrilla was killed by a .38 caliber bullet which was fired from a weapon in the possession of the accused. The defendant claimed that the shooting was accidental.
On September 24, 1973 the defendant was indicted…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Alexander v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Cicenia v. LagaySupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Hoyt v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- State v. DouglasSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1973
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3Cited by23 opinions
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