State v. Sonnier
Supreme Court of Louisiana
1Opinion of the Court
402 So.2d 650 (1981)
STATE of Louisiana
v.
Elmo Patrick SONNIER.
No. 80-K-1846.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
June 22, 1981.
Rehearing Denied September 4, 1981.
William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Knowles M. Tucker, Dist. Atty., Dracos Burke, Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.
Allen McElroy, Jr., McElroy & Ramsey, Ltd., Berwick, for defendant-appellant.
DENNIS, Justice.
This is Elmo Patrick Sonnier's second appeal from sentences of death for slaying two youths parked on a country road. In his first appeal this court affirmed his first degree murder convictions,…
Also in this document: Concurrence.
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Lockett v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Godfrey v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- State v. HolmesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1980
- State v. SonnierSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1980
13 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by103 opinions
- State v. RamseurSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1987
- State v. LegerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2006
- Mhoon v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1985
- Edwards v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1983
- State v. DavisSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1994
98 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.