Legal Opinion

State v. Johnson

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided January 25, 1972No. 51372PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McCALEB, Chief Justice.

Lawrence E. Johnson was charged with the crime of simple kidnapping in violation of R.S. 14:45. On September 22, 1969 he appeared for arraignment accompanied b.y his attorney. At that time counsel waived the reading of the bill of information and entered a plea of “Not Guilty.” On April 30, 1970, following several continuances, he again appeared with his counsel and, with permission of the court, withdrew his former plea of “Not Guilty”, substituting *905therefor a plea of “Guilty as Charged.” On motion of the defense the court ordered a pre-sentence investigation hy the…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. State Ex Rel. Jackson v. HendersonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1971
  3. State v. FosterSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1927
  4. State v. GlantzSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1969
  5. State v. WardSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1964

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3Cited by26 opinions

  1. State ex rel. LeBlanc v. HendersonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1972
  2. State v. LewisSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1979
  3. State v. LockwoodSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1981
  4. State v. DeakleSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1979
  5. State v. RobinsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1975

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