Legal Opinion
State v. Spitz
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided December 22, 1994No. 93 KA 2070PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JaCRAIN, Judge.
The defendant, Raymond Spitz, and a co-defendant, Richard Thornberry, were jointly charged by grand jury indictment with two counts of aggravated kidnapping, in violation of LSA-R.S. 14:44, one count of aggravated rape, in violation of LSA-R.S. 14:42, two counts of armed robbery, in violation of LSA-R.S. 14:64, and one count of aggravated crime against nature, in violation of LSA-R.S. 14:89.1. Subsequently, pursuant to the State’s motion to sever, the charges against Thornberry were severed from the original indictment and tried separately.
The defendant pled not guilty and,…
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- State v. PruittLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1984
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