Legal Opinion
State v. Celestine
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided May 14, 1984No. 82-KA-2376PublishedCited by 75 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
452 So.2d 676 (1984)
STATE of Louisiana
v.
Willie L. CELESTINE.
No. 82-KA-2376.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
May 14, 1984.
William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., J. Nathan Stansbury, Dist. Atty., Mike Harson, Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.
Bertrand DeBlanc, Lafayette, for defendant-appellant.
MARCUS, Justice.
Willie L. Celestine was charged by the grand jury in the same indictment with three separate counts of aggravated rape in violation of La.R.S. 14:42. Prior to trial, the court granted a severance of count three.[1] After trial by jury, defendant was found…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- State v. PrieurSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1973
- State v. SweeneySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1983
- State v. WashingtonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1980
- State v. RobinsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1981
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3Cited by75 opinions
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