Legal Opinion

State v. Jones

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided May 16, 1977No. 58965PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

345 So.2d 1157 (1977)

STATE of Louisiana

v.

George N. JONES.

No. 58965.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

May 16, 1977.

James L. Dendy, Dendy, Davis & Hyde, for defendant-appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Leonard E. Yokum, Dist. Atty., William M. Quin, Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.

SANDERS, Chief Justice.

A grand jury indicted the defendant, George N. Jones, for second degree murder, a violation of LSA-R.S. 14:30.1. A unanimous jury found him guilty of manslaughter, a responsive verdict. The court sentenced him to fifteen years imprisonment.

The…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. State v. SmithSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1976
  2. State v. FosterSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1922
  3. State v. CooperSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1976
  4. State v. RedwineSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1976
  5. State v. NashSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1893

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. State v. JuniorsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2005
  2. State v. JonesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1980
  3. State v. ChapmanSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1982
  4. State v. AnthonySupreme Court of Louisiana · 2000
  5. State v. McIntyreSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1980

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