Legal Opinion
State v. Benjamin
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided December 1, 1998No. 97-K-3065PublishedCited by 113 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
722 So.2d 988 (1998)
STATE of Louisiana
v.
Jerome BENJAMIN.
No. 97-K-3065.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
December 1, 1998.
Richard P. Ieyoub, Atty. Gen., Harry F. Connick, Dist. Atty., Susan E. Talbot, for Applicant.
Dwight M. Doskey, New Orleans, for Respondent.
TRAYLOR, Justice.[*]
Defendant, previously convicted for armed robbery, was convicted by a jury and sentenced to a term of twelve years at hard labor for illegally possessing a firearm after having been convicted of a crime of violence, a violation of La. R.S. 14:95.1. On appeal, the Court of Appeal reversed his conviction and sentence, ruling…
Also in this document: Dissent.
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Mapp v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Weeks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- State v. BeltonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1983
- State v. TuckerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
3Cited by113 opinions
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