Legal Opinion

State v. Birabent

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided December 2, 1974No. 54733PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

305 So.2d 448 (1974)

STATE of Louisiana

v.

John Ernest BIRABENT.

No. 54733.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

December 2, 1974.

Rehearing Denied January 17, 1975.

F. Irvin Dymond, William L. Crull, III, New Orleans, for defendant-relator.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., L. H. Perez, Jr., Dist. Atty., Gilbert V. Andry, III, Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-respondent.

BARHAM, Justice.

On May 22, 1972, the grand jury of St. Bernard Parish returned an indictment charging that relator "* * * unlawfully killed Thomas Sciortino * * *." This language contained in the indictment…

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2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. State v. De HartSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1903
  3. State v. CooperSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1966
  4. State v. DozierSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1971
  5. State v. RobersonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1954

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. State v. BodleySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1981
  2. State v. SimpsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1979
  3. State v. DavenportSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2014
  4. State v. LawsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1976
  5. State v. JacksonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2004

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