Legal Opinion

State v. Green

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided February 18, 1963No. 46229PublishedCited by 66 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HAWTHORNE, Justice.

Clifford T. Green, charged under R.S. 40:962 with the crime of unlawfully selling narcotics, has appealed from his conviction and sentence to 10 years in the state penitentiary.

For reversal of the conviction he relies on a number of hills of exception. 1 For a proper understanding of the issues presented by these bills, we shall first give a resume of the facts and circumstances as related in the briefs filed here and the judge’s per curianas. 2

The Calcasieu sheriff’s department became concerned over an increase in the unlawful sale of narcotic drugs in the Negro section of…

2Cases cited38 opinions

  1. Mapp v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  2. United States v. Di ReSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
  3. Miller v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
  4. Ker v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
  5. In Re JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1897

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3Cited by66 opinions

  1. State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1966
  2. State v. AndrusSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1967
  3. State v. PalmerLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1984
  4. Reed v. ReinckeSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1967
  5. State v. RicheySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1971

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