Legal Opinion
State v. Robinson
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided March 21, 1949No. 39041PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] Appellant, a Negro 16 years of age, was indicted, tried and convicted for the Aggravated Rape, Article 42, Criminal Code, of a 38 year old white woman and was sentenced to death by electrocution. In his appeal to this court, he relies upon four bills of exception for reversal of his conviction and sentence.
The rape occurred during the early morning hours of October 4th 1947 at the residence of the victim in Violet, Louisiana where she was living with her husband…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Bram v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- Haley v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- State v. HenrySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1940
- State v. TerrellSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1932
- State v. RossSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1947
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3Cited by52 opinions
- State v. AndrusSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1967
- State v. HillsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1978
- State v. SimpsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1949
- State v. BrumfieldSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1976
- State v. SimmonsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1976
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