Legal Opinion

State v. Sandifer

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided September 5, 1996No. 95-KA-2226PublishedCited by 69 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

679 So.2d 1324 (1996)

STATE of Louisiana

v.

Edmond J. SANDIFER.

No. 95-KA-2226.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

September 5, 1996.

Richard P. Ieyoub, Attorney General, Harry F. Connick, District Attorney, Allison L. Monahan, Jack Peebles, New Orleans, for Applicant.

Kevin V. Boshea, Douglas W. Freese, Regan, Manasseh & Boshea, New Orleans, for Respondent.

WHIPPLE, Justice.[*]

We granted the State of Louisiana's writ of certiorari to determine whether La.R.S. 14:95(E), as applied to the facts of this case, (1) violates the Double Jeopardy Clause, and (2) is unconstitutionally vague. The trial court quashed…

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2Cases cited34 opinions

  1. Blockburger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
  2. Broadrick v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. Brown v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  4. Kolender v. LawsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  5. United States v. DixonSupreme Court of the United States · 1993

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3Cited by69 opinions

  1. State v. BrisbanSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2002
  2. State v. WilliamsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1999
  3. State v. QuestLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2000
  4. State v. MansonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2001
  5. Morial v. Smith & Wesson Corp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 2001

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