Legal Opinion
State v. Burns
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided November 10, 1998No. 97-KA-1553PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
723 So.2d 1013 (1998)
STATE of Louisiana
v.
Donlyn J. BURNS.
No. 97-KA-1553
Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.
November 10, 1998.
Harry F. Connick, District Attorney of Orleans Parish, Joseph E. Lucore, Assistant District Attorney of Orleans Parish, New Orleans, LA, for State.
Gregory K. Voigt, New Orleans, LA, for the Defendant-Appellant.
Court composed of Judge DENIS A. BARRY and Judge STEVEN R. PLOTKIN and Judge MOON LANDRIEU.
PLOTKIN, Judge.
This case raises the significant issue of whether a mandatory life sentence without benefits is constitutionally excessive when applied to a…
Also in this document: Dissent.
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- State v. DortheySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
- State v. LobatoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1992
- State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1998
- State v. PrudholmSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1984
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3Cited by46 opinions
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- State v. PaddioLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2002
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