Legal Opinion

State v. Barfield

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided March 25, 1974No. 54097PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

292 So.2d 580 (1974)

STATE of Louisiana

v.

Melvin BARFIELD.

No. 54097.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

March 25, 1974.

Rehearing Denied April 26, 1974.

Wellborn Jack, Jr., Jack & Jack, Shreveport, for defendant-appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., John A. Richardson, Dist. Atty., Albert S. Lutz, Jr., Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.

DIXON, Justice.

Defendant was tried under an indictment charging him with manslaughter. R.S. 14:31. Defendant was convicted after a trial by jury, and sentenced to serve ten and one-half years at hard labor. Defendant…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. State v. JacksonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1968
  2. State v. RandolphSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1973
  3. State v. GeorgeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1973
  4. State v. CanclerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1968
  5. State v. MillerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1969

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. State v. BrisbanSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2002
  2. State v. LeeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1976
  3. State v. PassmanSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1977
  4. State v. BoydSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1978
  5. State v. DavisLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2000

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