Legal Opinion
State v. Cryer
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided July 10, 1972No. 51509PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SANDERS, Justice.
The State charged the defendants, Jerry Don Cryer and John H. Seay, Jr., with the sale of marijuana on December 4, 1969, to “a person over the age of 21 years,” in violation of LSA-R.S. 40:962(A) of the Uniform Narcotic Drug Law. The case came on for trial on September 17, 1970. The jury returned a verdict of guilty. On February 18, 1971, the trial judge sentenced each of them to a term of seven years in Louisiana State Penitentiary. The sentencing minutes recite:
“Upon inquiry by the court each accused, on advice of counsel, refused to state his age to the court.”
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2Cases cited39 opinions
- Johnson v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Apodaca v. OregonSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- State v. FordSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1885
- State v. HarrisSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1971
- State v. MartinSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1967
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3Cited by37 opinions
- State v. BaxleySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1995
- State v. PacieraSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1974
- State Ex Rel. Clark v. MarulloSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1977
- State v. SmithSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1976
- State v. ReedSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1973
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