Legal Opinion
Lokos v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided September 30, 1965No. 2 Div. 463PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAWSON, Justice.
The appellant, Dezso John Lokos was indicted for murder in the first degree by a grand jury of Sumter County on February 11, 1964. He was unable to employ counsel, so prior to arraignment the trial court, under the provisions of § 318, Title 15, Code 1940, appointed an experienced member of the Marengo County Bar to represent him.
Upon arraignment, Lokos pleaded not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity. The court-appointed attorney was present at arraignment. Hamilton v. State of Alabama, 368 U.S. 52, 82 S.Ct. 157, 7 L.Ed.2d 114.
There was a verdict of guilty of murder in…
2Cases cited45 opinions
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- Pointer v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
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3Cited by61 opinions
- Dezso John Lokos v. Walter Capps, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Seibold v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1970
- Sanders v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1965
- Boulden v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1965
- Mathis v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1966
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