State v. Flood
Supreme Court of Louisiana
1Opinion of the Court
DIXON, Justice.
We granted writs in this case, as in State v. Holmes, No. 52812, 263 La. 685, 269 So.2d 207, this day decided, to consider the effect of Furman v. Georgia, 408 U.S. 238, 92 S.Ct. 2726, 33 L.Ed.2d 346 (1972), upon the administration of criminal justice in Louisiana.
The State reserved a bill of exceptions-when, at a hearing to fix bond for defendant, accused of murder, the district judge ruled that C.Cr.P. 313 was no longer effective, due to the unconstitutionality of the imposition and execution of the death pen*704'alty. The district judge ruled that he would hear no testimony to…
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2Cases cited10 opinions
- Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- People v. AndersonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1972
- Donaldson v. SackSupreme Court of Florida · 1972
- Norman J. Mastrian v. Kermit Hedman, Ramsey County Sheriff, and the State of MinnesotaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1964
- State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1972
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3Cited by55 opinions
- United States v. James A. WatsonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1973
- State v. SchraderSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1988
- Ex Parte BynumSupreme Court of Alabama · 1975
- People Ex Rel. Hemingway v. ElrodIllinois Supreme Court · 1975
- Ex Parte BeverlySupreme Court of Alabama · 1986
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