Legal Opinion
State v. Cousin
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided April 14, 1998No. 96-KA-2973PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
710 So.2d 1065 (1998)
STATE of Louisiana
v.
Shareef COUSIN.
No. 96-KA-2973.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
April 14, 1998.
Clive Adrian Stafford Smith, Lane R. Trippe, Willard W. Hill, Jr., Kern A. Reese, New Orleans, for Applicant.
Richard P. Ieyoub, Atty. Gen., Harry F. Connick, Dist. Atty., Joseph E. Lucore, Valentin Solino, New Orleans, for Respondent.
LEMMON, Justice.[*]
This is a direct appeal from a conviction of first degree murder and a sentence of death. La. Const. art. V, § 5(D). The guilt phase of the case turned on the identification of defendant as the murderer. The principal issues on…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Kyles v. WhitleySupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- State v. KylesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1987
- State v. AllienSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1978
- State v. SharpSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1982
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3Cited by58 opinions
- Cousin v. SmallCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2003
- State v. JuniorsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2005
- State v. HarrisSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2005
- State v. RubensLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2011
- State v. DubrocLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1999
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