Legal Opinion
State v. Millsap
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided May 4, 1971No. 50797PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SUMMERS, Justice.
James Willie Millsap was jointly indicted with George A. Square for the murder of Mrs. Ezell Jordan. A severance was granted, and they were separately tried. In a trial in which Millsap appeared as a witness for the State, Square was convicted and the death • penalty was imposed. We affirmed that conviction. State v. Square, 244 So.2d 200 (La.1971). In this separate trial of Millsap a verdict of guilty without capital punishment was entered, and he was sentenced to life imprisonment.
The victim, Mrs. Ezell Jordan, was 58 years of age. She was employed as a practical nurse at a…
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- State v. SquareSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1971
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