Legal Opinion

State v. McMahon

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided November 10, 1980No. 67531PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

391 So.2d 1120 (1980)

STATE of Louisiana

v.

Jessie McMAHON.

No. 67531.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

November 10, 1980.

Rehearing Denied December 15, 1980.

John B. Knight, Jr., Winnsboro, for defendant-appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Lowen B. Loftin, Dist. Atty., E. Rudolph McIntyre, Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.

DIXON, Chief Justice.

The defendant was charged with second degree murder in connection with the fatal shooting of her husband. The jury returned a verdict of guilty of manslaughter, and the trial judge sentenced defendant to fifteen…

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2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  3. State v. BonannoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1980
  4. State v. CoxSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1979
  5. State v. ReavesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1979

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3Cited by26 opinions

  1. State v. NarcisseSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1983
  2. State v. CunninghamLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1983
  3. State v. MonroeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1981
  4. State v. PeartSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
  5. State v. BelgardSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1982

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