Legal Opinion

State v. Elam

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided April 24, 1975No. 55725PublishedCited by 50 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

312 So.2d 318 (1975)

STATE of Louisiana

v.

Billy N. ELAM and Leon Wilbur Wiggins, Jr.

No. 55725.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

April 24, 1975.

Rehearing Denied May 30, 1975.

Murphy W. Bell, Director, R. Judge Eames, Trial Atty., Baton Rouge, for defendants-appellants.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Ossie Brown, Dist. Atty., Bryan Bush, Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.

BARHAM, Justice.

The defendants were convicted after a trial by jury of armed robbery, a violation of La.R.S. 14:64, and each was sentenced to ten years' imprisonment, without benefit of…

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2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. State v. PrieurSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1973
  2. State v. DouglasSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1973
  3. State v. MooreSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1973
  4. State v. RichmondSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1973
  5. State v. JacksonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1975

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3Cited by50 opinions

  1. State v. ScalesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1995
  2. State v. NesloSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1983
  3. State v. NixSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1975
  4. State v. LeggettSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1978
  5. State v. TalbotSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1981

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