Legal Opinion
State v. Anderson
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided November 6, 1944No. 37618PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] The defendant, Herbert Anderson, a member of the negro race, was indicted on May 8, 1944, in the Parish of Allen for the murder of W. H. Bishop, a member of the white race and chief of police of the city of Oakdale, Louisiana. The case was fixed for trial for May 22, 1944. Upon trial, the defendant was found guilty as charged by a jury and sentenced to be electrocuted. The defendant has appealed.
During the course of the trial and prior to sentence, five bills of…
2Cases cited35 opinions
- Yick Wo v. HopkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Snowden v. HughesSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Smith v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Norris v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Virginia v. RivesSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
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3Cited by8 opinions
- State v. PrestridgeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1981
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- State v. SkinnerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1978
- Gulf States Utilities Co. v. TraigleSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1975
- State v. GladneyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1991
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