Legal Opinion

State v. Allen

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided January 28, 1980No. 65226PublishedCited by 35 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

380 So.2d 28 (1980)

STATE of Louisiana

v.

Roosevelt ALLEN.

No. 65226.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

January 28, 1980.

Rehearing Denied March 3, 1980.

Alton T. Moran, Director, M. Michele Fournet, Appellate Counsel, Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Ossie Brown, Dist. Atty., Bob Hester, Kay Kirkpatrick, Asst. Dist. Attys., for plaintiff-appellee.

DIXON, Justice.

On August 10, 1977 defendant was charged with first degree murder. R.S. 14:30. After a jury trial he was found guilty as charged; upon recommendation of the jury he was…

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2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Swain v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  2. State v. DrewSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1978
  3. State v. SquareSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1971
  4. State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1979
  5. State v. QuallsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1977

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3Cited by35 opinions

  1. State v. SquareSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1983
  2. State v. SmithSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1983
  3. State v. JacksonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1984
  4. State v. DorseySupreme Court of Louisiana · 2011
  5. State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1980

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