State v. Peters
Supreme Court of Louisiana
1Opinion of the Court
643 So.2d 1222 (1994)
STATE of Louisiana
v.
Brian A. PETERS.
No. 94-K-0283.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
October 17, 1994.
Richard P. Ieyoub, Atty. Gen., Harry F. Connick, Dist. Atty., Susan M. Erlanger, New Orleans, for applicant.
Roger W. Jordan, Jr., New Orleans, for respondent.
WATSON, Justice.[1]
Brian Peters was indicted for the first degree murder of his estranged wife, Michelle Yarls, in violation of LSA-R.S. 14:30. Peters subsequently pleaded not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity. After appointment of a sanity commission, the trial court declared Peters incompetent to proceed to trial…
Also in this document: Dissent.
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- State v. NealySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1984
- State v. RoySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1981
- State v. ClaibonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1981
- State v. PriceSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1981
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