Legal Opinion
State v. Gaines
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided June 25, 1979No. 62573PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
372 So.2d 552 (1978)
STATE of Louisiana
v.
Leon GAINES.
No. 62573.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
November 22, 1978.
On Rehearing June 25, 1979.
Clayton M. Perkins, Jr., Kilbourne & Dart, St. Francisville, for defendant-appellant.
William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Leon A. Picou, Jr., Dist. Atty., William E. Woodward, Asst. Dist. Atty., A. Z. Butterworth, Special Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.
2Per curiam
Affirmed.
3DissentDixon, J.
ON REHEARING
DENNIS, Justice.
Defendant Leon Gaines was indicted for the offense of simple escape, La.R.S. 14:110(A). After a jury of twelve persons found the…
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