State v. Smith
Supreme Court of Louisiana
1Opinion of the Court
637 So.2d 398 (1994)
STATE of Louisiana
v.
Wilfred A. SMITH.
No. 91-KA-0749.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
May 23, 1994.
Elizabeth W. Cole, New Orleans, for applicant.
Wilfred Smith, pro se.
Richard P. Ieyoub, Atty. Gen., Harry F. Connick, Dist. Atty., Jack Peebles, Hans P. Sinha, Valentin M. Solino, New Orleans, for respondent.
CALOGERO, Chief Justice.[1]
We consider in this appeal from a conviction for second degree murder whether there is a reasonable likelihood that an instruction by the trial judge on reasonable doubt was perceived and applied by the jury unconstitutionally, that is, in a manner…
Also in this document: Dissent.
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
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- Sullivan v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
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