Legal Opinion
State v. Gunter
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided June 29, 1945No. 37836PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROGERS, Justice.
Jeff Gunter, Wilson Hargraves and Henry Murray were charged by bill of information with the offense of simple kidnapping. Article 45, Act No. 43 of 19,42— the Criminal Code.
On arraignment Murray pleaded guilty and sentence was deferred. Jeff Gunter and Wilson Hargraves pleaded not guilty. On the trial of those defendants, Henry Murray was used as a state witness. Defendants were found guilty and each was sentenced to five years imprisonment in the state penitentiary. This appeal followed.
On the trial of the case, defendants were represented by separate counsel and it was…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- State v. ToonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1931
- State v. ReedSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1889
- State v. RidgwaySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1933
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3Cited by43 opinions
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