Legal Opinion

State v. Leggett

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided October 9, 1978No. 61766PublishedCited by 106 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

363 So.2d 434 (1978)

STATE of Louisiana

v.

Michael A. LEGGETT.

No. 61766.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

October 9, 1978.

John M. Lawrence, Orleans Indigent Defender Program, New Orleans, for defendant-appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Harry F. Connick, Dist. Atty., Louise S. Korns, Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.

DIXON, Justice.

Defendant, Michael A. Leggett, was charged by bill of information with armed robbery in violation of R.S. 14:64 and was appointed counsel from the Orleans Indigent Defenders Program. On the day of trial, defense counsel…

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2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Estelle v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Loy Lavator Baker v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
  3. State v. HegwoodSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1977
  4. State v. LacosteSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1970
  5. State v. AnthonySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1977

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3Cited by106 opinions

  1. State v. LegerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2006
  2. State v. SeissSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1983
  3. State v. BridgewaterSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2002
  4. State v. EganaLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1997
  5. State v. TrepagnierLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1999

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