Legal Opinion

State v. Wessinger

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided May 28, 1999No. 98-KA-1234PublishedCited by 116 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

736 So.2d 162 (1999)

STATE of Louisiana

v.

Todd WESSINGER.

No. 98-KA-1234.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

May 28, 1999.

Rehearing Denied July 2, 1999.

Clive Adrian Stafford Smith, New Orleans, Counsel for Applicant.

Richard P. Ieyoub, Attorney General, Douglas P. Moureau, District Attorney, John W. Sinquefield, Dale R. Lee, Baton Rouge, Counsel for Respondent.

KIMBALL, Justice.[*]

This case involves a direct appeal to this court from a conviction of two counts of first-degree murder and a sentence of death for each count of first-degree murder. La. Const. art. V, § 5(D). Defendant argues eighteen separate…

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2Cases cited66 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. Wainwright v. WittSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  4. Sullivan v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  5. Snyder v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1934

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3Cited by116 opinions

  1. State v. TateSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2003
  2. State v. DraughnSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2007
  3. State v. BrownSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2005
  4. State v. JuniorsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2005
  5. State v. WearySupreme Court of Louisiana · 2006

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