Legal Opinion

State v. Johnson

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided January 30, 1989No. 87-KA-2770PublishedCited by 84 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

541 So.2d 818 (1989)

STATE of Louisiana

v.

Saul JOHNSON.

No. 87-KA-2770.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

January 30, 1989.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Harry F. Connick, Dist. Atty., Beryl McSmith, Jack Peebles, Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.

Clyde Merritt, Craig Colwart, New Orleans, for defendant-appellant.

CALOGERO, Justice.

Saul Johnson was indicted by an Orleans Parish grand jury on two counts of first degree murder in connection with the deaths of Sue Windham and Earline Nunn. At trial, the prosecution sought to establish that he murdered Sue Windham while engaged in the…

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2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Griffin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  3. Griffin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  4. State v. SmithSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1983
  5. State v. RosiereSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1986

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3Cited by84 opinions

  1. State v. BourqueSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
  2. State v. SnyderSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1999
  3. State v. JuniorsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2005
  4. State v. HamptonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1999
  5. State v. BridgewaterSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2002

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