Legal Opinion
State v. Davis
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided April 7, 1989No. 88-K-3138PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
541 So.2d 831 (1989)
STATE of Louisiana
v.
Eugene DAVIS, Jr.
No. 88-K-3138.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
April 7, 1989.
Granted. The case is remanded to the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal for reconsideration in light of the entire jury charge given by the trial court. If the trial court properly instructed the jurors that the state had the burden of proving every essential element of the offense beyond a reasonable doubt, In re Winship, 397 U.S. 358, 90 S.Ct. 1068, 25 L.Ed.2d 368 (1970); La.C.Cr.P. art. 804, the court of appeal should consider whether the facts necessarily found by the jury in its…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Rose v. ClarkSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- State v. CaptvilleSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1984
- Pope v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
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3Cited by4 opinions
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