State v. Jones
Supreme Court of Louisiana
1Opinion of the Court
TATE, Justice.
The defendant Jones was convicted of armed robbery, La.R.S. 14:64, and sentenced to five years in the penitentiary. He perfected six bills of exceptions, but, upon his appeal, urges only three errors:
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After the jury was sworn, the defendant was asked to stand and to identify himself. His counsel objected on the ground that the defendant was being required to incriminate himself. The prosecutor explained that, since two defendants were on trial, he wanted the jury to know which was which. 1 The defendant perfected Bill of Exceptions No. 1 when his objection was overruled.
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2Cases cited11 opinions
- United States v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Schmerber v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Pointer v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Gilbert v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- California v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
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3Cited by16 opinions
- State v. RobinsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1982
- State v. BarnesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1978
- State v. SearsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1974
- State v. O'CONNERSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1975
- State v. HutchinsonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2002
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