Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Busby v. Butler
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided December 12, 1988No. 88-KP-1872PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
538 So.2d 164 (1988)
STATE ex rel. Ernest BUSBY
v.
Hilton BUTLER, Warden.
No. 88-KP-1872.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
December 12, 1988.
J. Michael Small, Alexandria, James Dorsey, Marian G. Heaney, J. Thomas Vitt, Dorsey & Whitney, Minneapolis, Minn., for applicant.
William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., William E. Tilley, Dist. Atty., Edwin Cabra, Asst. Dist. Atty., for respondent.
COLE, Justice.
On February 15, 1984, Ernest Busby was convicted of first degree murder in violation of La.R.S. 14:30.[1] A sentencing hearing was conducted before the same jury that determined the issue of guilt. The jury…
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