Legal Opinion

State v. Western

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided March 8, 1978No. 60586PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

355 So.2d 1314 (1978)

STATE of Louisiana

v.

Revert WESTERN.

No. 60586.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

March 8, 1978.

Clyde D. Merritt, Orleans Indigent Defender Program, New Orleans, for appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Harry F. Connick, Dist. Atty., Louise S. Korns, Sheila C. Myers, Asst. Dist. Attys., for appellee.

SANDERS, Chief Justice.

A grand jury indicted the defendant, Revert Western, for murder and aggravated rape, violations of LSA-R.S. 14:30 and 14:42. A jury found him guilty as charged. The court sentenced him to two consecutive life sentences.

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2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. State v. GuillotSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1977
  2. State v. LeeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1976
  3. State v. TaylorSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1977
  4. State v. RaymondSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1971
  5. State v. SepulvadoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1977

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. State v. TompkinsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1981
  2. State v. CollinsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1978
  3. State v. BerainSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1978
  4. State v. ManningSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1980
  5. State v. WeemsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1978

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