Legal Opinion
State v. Ray
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided June 14, 1971No. 50159PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SANDERS, Justice.
This is a criminal prosecution. The State charged James C. Ray and Charles E. Hayes with the aggravated arson of an automobile belonging to Carl E. Sudderth., *109After the court disposed of several motions, the case came to trial, and the jury returned a verdict of guilty. The trial judge sentenced each of the defendants to a term of twenty years in the Louisiana State Penitentiary. They have appealed, relying upon several bills of exceptions reserved in the lower court.
The defendants complain that the trial court allowed the State to impeach its own witness by introducing a…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Ashe v. SwensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- California v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Di Carlo v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1925
- United States v. Francis J. De SistoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1964
- Jett v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1969
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3Cited by50 opinions
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