Legal Opinion

State v. Abercrombie

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided October 3, 1979No. 64185PublishedCited by 74 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

375 So.2d 1170 (1979)

STATE of Louisiana, Appellee,

v.

John Duff ABERCROMBIE, Appellant.

No. 64185.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

September 4, 1979.

Concurring Opinion October 3, 1979.

Rehearing Denied October 8, 1979.

Stephen R. Burke, Minden, for defendant-appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Patrick G. Quinlan, Asst. Attys. Gen., for plaintiff-appellee.

TATE, Justice.

The defendant was convicted of first degree murder and was sentenced to life imprisonment. La.R.S. 14:30 (1976); La.C. Cr.P. arts. 905-905.9. On appeal defendant relies on eight assignments of error.

Assignments…

Also in this document: Dissent.

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. State v. PrieurSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1973
  3. State v. MooreSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1973
  4. State v. BerrySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1975
  5. State v. MathewsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1979

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3Cited by74 opinions

  1. State v. MussallSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1988
  2. State v. RichardsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1983
  3. State v. KaheySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1983
  4. State v. TaylorSupreme Court of Iowa · 2004
  5. State v. TisonArizona Supreme Court · 1981

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