Legal Opinion

State v. Thomas

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided June 20, 1977No. 59088PublishedCited by 51 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

349 So.2d 270 (1977)

STATE of Louisiana

v.

Frank THOMAS and Alberta Talbert.

No. 59088.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

June 20, 1977.

Rehearing Denied September 2, 1977.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Harry F. Connick, Dist. Atty., Brian G. Meissner, Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.

Elizabeth A. Cole, Orleans Indigent Defender Program, New Orleans, for defendant-appellant.

2Per curiam

Defendants were charged with possession of heroin with intent to distribute, La.R.S. 40:966(A). Frank Thomas was convicted as charged and sentenced to life imprisonment at hard labor.…

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3Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Spinelli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  4. Brinegar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
  5. Nathanson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1933

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4Cited by51 opinions

  1. State v. ChaneySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1982
  2. State v. FisherSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1998
  3. State v. FranklinSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1977
  4. State v. RodrigueSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1983
  5. State v. BrownSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1981

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