Legal Opinion

State v. Williams

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided May 14, 1985No. 84-KA-0322PublishedCited by 61 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

480 So.2d 721 (1985)

STATE of Louisiana

v.

Thomas WILLIAMS.

No. 84-KA-0322.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

May 14, 1985.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Harry F. Connick, Dist. Atty., William R. Campbell, Jr., Leon Cannizzaro, James Letten, Joanne C. Marier, Asst. Dist. Attys., for plaintiff-appellee.

Dwight Doskey, Pamela Moran, New Orleans, for defendant-appellant.

LEMMON, Justice.

In this appeal from a conviction of first degree murder and a sentence of death, the principal issue is whether the evidence was sufficient to prove both that (1) defendant acted with a…

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2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  3. Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. Roberts v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  5. Roberts v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1977

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3Cited by61 opinions

  1. Lowenfield v. PhelpsSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  2. State v. DraughnSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2007
  3. State v. WilleSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1990
  4. State v. BourqueSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
  5. State v. SnyderSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1999

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