State v. Welch
Supreme Court of Louisiana
1Opinion of the Court
337 So.2d 1114 (1976)
STATE of Louisiana
v.
James L. WELCH.
No. 57687.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
September 13, 1976.
Rehearing Denied October 15, 1976.
James D. Sparks, Jr., Monroe, for defendant-appellant.
William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., J. Carl Parkerson, Dist. Atty., John R. Harrison, Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.
DENNIS, Justice.
The crucial question in this case is whether the State failed to demonstrate satisfactorily the use of procedural safeguards in the interrogation of a mentally retarded, semi-literate defendant, as required by Article I,…
Also in this document: Dissent.
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