Legal Opinion

State v. Davis

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided January 2, 1923No. 25504PublishedCited by 34 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtLand, J.

Under an indictment charging the defendant with murder, the jury returned a verdict of “guilty as charged without capital punishment,” and defendant was sentenced to the state penitentiary for the term of his natural life.

He has appealed and relies for the reversal of the verdict and sentence against him upon a number of bills of exceptions.

*301Bill of Exception No. 1.

This is the second trial of defendant, the verdict and sentence having been set aside and the case remanded for a new trial in the case of State v. Davis, 149 La. 1009, 90 South. 385. A third motion to withdraw his plea of guilty in…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. State v. BoudreauxSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1915
  2. State v. SandifordSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1921
  3. State v. HarrisonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1921
  4. State v. RomeroSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1906
  5. State v. SimonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1912

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3Cited by34 opinions

  1. State v. MottonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1981
  2. State v. GeorgeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1977
  3. State v. TonubbeeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1982
  4. State v. DreherSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1928
  5. State v. CliftonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1965

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