Legal Opinion
State v. Skiffer
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided January 20, 1969No. 49287PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARHAM, Justice.
The defendant George W. Skiffer was charged by bill of information with the crime of attempted murder, tried by jury, .convicted, and sentenced to 10 years in the Louisiana State Penitentiary. On this appeal he relies upon three perfected bills of exception for a reversal of his conviction and sentence.
Bill of Exception No. 5 was taken to the court’s ruling that an oral admission or statement made by the defendant was admissible.1 The defendant contends that this incriminating statement was elicited under police custodial interrogation, and that the State failed to prove…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Duncan v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- State v. WestonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1957
- State v. MichelSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1954
- State v. SavellSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1959
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3Cited by22 opinions
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- State v. HaynesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1976
- State v. TrudellSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1977
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