Legal Opinion

State v. Williams

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided May 19, 1980No. 66312PublishedCited by 51 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

384 So.2d 779 (1980)

STATE of Louisiana

v.

Leroy WILLIAMS.

No. 66312.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

May 19, 1980.

Alfred B. Shapiro, Alexandria, for defendant-appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., James Lynn Davis, Dist. Atty., Herman L. Lawson, Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.

DENNIS, Justice.[*]

On December 1, 1978 defendant Leroy Williams was charged by bill of information with the crime of distribution of marijuana, in violation of La.R.S. 40:966(A). On March 12, 1979, defendant appeared in court with employed counsel and entered a plea of guilty…

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2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. McCarthy v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  3. United States v. TimmreckSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  4. In Re TahlCalifornia Supreme Court · 1969
  5. State Ex Rel. Jackson v. HendersonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1971

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3Cited by51 opinions

  1. State v. SheltonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
  2. State v. GodejohnSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1983
  3. State v. JonesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1981
  4. State v. HalsellSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1981
  5. State v. BlandSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1982

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