Legal Opinion

State v. Lewis

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided March 13, 1989No. 88-KK-1064PublishedCited by 80 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

539 So.2d 1199 (1989)

STATE of Louisiana

v.

Jimmie E. LEWIS.

No. 88-KK-1064.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

March 13, 1989.

George Lewis Higgins, III, Higgins & Starling, for applicant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Eddie Knoll, Dist. Atty., David Lafargue, Asst. Dist. Atty., for respondent.

COLE, Justice.

Defendant Jimmie Lewis was charged with felony theft in Rapides Parish. With the assistance of counsel, he negotiated a plea bargain agreement with the Rapides Parish District Attorney and the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana. Under this agreement, Lewis agreed to give "full and…

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2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Blackledge v. AllisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  2. Kastigar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Bram v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
  4. Kercheval v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
  5. Ricketts v. AdamsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1987

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3Cited by80 opinions

  1. State v. BlankSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2007
  2. State v. GivensSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2001
  3. State v. CousanSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1996
  4. State v. HolmesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2008
  5. State v. SepulvadoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1996

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