Legal Opinion
State v. Crook
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided March 31, 1969No. 49415PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SANDERS, Justice.
The Orleans Parish Grand Jury indicted Edward Francis Crook for aggravated rape, as defined by LSA-R.S. 14:42. The defendant pleaded not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity. After trial, the jury returned a verdict of guilty as charged. The trial judge then sentenced the defendant to death by electrocution. The defendant appealed, relying upon eight bills of exceptions reserved in the trial court.
On the night of October 3, 1967, an 18-year-old girl was returning home from her employment in a New Orleans department store. As she walked from the bus stop, a white man in…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- In Re KemmlerSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Louisiana Ex Rel. Francis v. ResweberSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1966
- State v. DorseySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1945
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3Cited by66 opinions
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- State v. MooreSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1973
- State v. HowardSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1972
- State v. FinkSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1970
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