State v. Holmes
Supreme Court of Louisiana
1Opinion of the Court
475 So.2d 1057 (1985)
STATE of Louisiana
v.
Paul HOLMES.
No. 85-K-0210.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
September 10, 1985.
William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., George Ware, Jr., Dist. Atty., Alfred Butterworth, Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-respondent.
Robert Butler, Jr., Kilbourne & Dart, Jesse Means, Jr., St. Francisville, Thomas C. McKowen, IV, for defendant-applicant.
WATSON, Justice.
Defendant, Paul Holmes, poured an inflammable liquid on the bed and person of a fellow inmate, Louis Williams, and set fire to it. He was indicted by a grand jury for aggravated arson…
Also in this document: Concurrence; Dissent.
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