Legal Opinion

State v. Johnson

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided March 27, 1972No. 51267Published

1Opinion of the Court

260 So.2d 645 (1972)

261 La. 620

STATE of Louisiana

v.

Joseph Edward JOHNSON.

No. 51267.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

March 27, 1972.

Rehearing Denied May 1, 1972.

Earl B. Taylor, Alex L. Andrus, III, Opelousas, for defendant-appellant.

Jack P. F. Gremillion, Atty. Gen., Harry H. Howard, Asst. Atty. Gen., J. Y. Fontenot, Dist. Atty., Morgan J. Goudeau, III, Asst. Dist. Atty., Robert Brinkman, Special Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.

McCALEB, Chief Justice.

On October 2, 1969 Joseph Edward Johnson was charged with manslaughter. His trial, conducted November 12, 13 and 14, 1969, resulted in a hung…

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2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. Griffin v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
  2. Britt v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  3. Smith v. BennettSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  4. Lane v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  5. Mayer v. City of ChicagoSupreme Court of the United States · 1971

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