Legal Opinion

State v. Branch

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided March 17, 2000No. 99-K-1484PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

759 So.2d 31 (2000)

STATE of Louisiana

v.

Ronald BRANCH.

No. 99-K-1484.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

March 17, 2000.

Richard P. Ieyoub, Atty. Gen., Harry F. Connick, Dist. Atty., Jane Louise Beebe, New Orleans, Counsel for Applicant.

Dwight Michael Doskey, New Orleans, Counsel for Respondent.

PER CURIAM.[*]

Louisiana, unlike some other states, does not expressly provide for a verdict in criminal cases of "guilty but mentally ill." Cf. Del.Code Ann., tit. 11, § 401(b) (1995); Ind.Code Ann. § 35-36-2-5 (Michie 1991). A Louisiana jury considering an accused's dual plea of not guilty and not guilty by…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Foucha v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  2. State v. MartinSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1994
  3. State v. LongSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1982
  4. State v. AllienSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1978
  5. State v. MarmillionSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1976

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. State v. ClarkSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2003
  2. State v. WilliamsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2001
  3. People v. HarrisonIllinois Supreme Court · 2007
  4. State v. OverstreetSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2013
  5. State v. WilliamsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2011

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