Legal Opinion

State v. Davis

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided May 19, 1980No. 65852PublishedCited by 49 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

385 So.2d 193 (1980)

STATE of Louisiana

v.

Nelson Grant DAVIS.

No. 65852.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

May 19, 1980.

Rehearing Denied July 7, 1980.

William F. Grace, Jr., Havard L. Scott, III, Chaffe, McCall, Phillips, Toler & Sarpy, New Orleans, for defendant-appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Harry F. Connick, Dist. Atty., David R. Paddison, Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.

BLANCHE, Justice.[*]

Defendant, Nelson Grant Davis, was charged by grand jury indictment with two counts of first degree murder. On the day of trial, the prosecutor amended…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Manson v. BrathwaiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  2. Napue v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
  3. Stirone v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
  4. State v. PacieraSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1974
  5. State v. GilmoreSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1976

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3Cited by49 opinions

  1. State v. EdwardsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1982
  2. State v. PennsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1999
  3. State v. StuckeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1982
  4. State v. JacobsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2011
  5. State v. ChapmanSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1982

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