Legal Opinion

State v. Matthews

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided January 25, 1982No. 81-K-1591, 81-K-1691PublishedCited by 44 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

408 So.2d 1274 (1982)

STATE of Louisiana

v.

Lee MATTHEWS.

STATE of Louisiana

v.

Cleo MATTHEWS.

Nos. 81-K-1591, 81-K-1691.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

January 25, 1982.

Frank J. Uddo, New Orleans, for defendant-relator.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., John M. Mamoulides, Dist. Atty., Abbott J. Reeves, David C. Loeb, Asst. Dist. Attys., for plaintiff-respondent.

DENNIS, Justice.

The critical question in this case is whether, under the circumstances, the police denied defendants the right to remain silent, the right against self-incrimination, and the assistance of…

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2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Escobedo v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  2. Massiah v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  3. People v. HobsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
  4. State in Interest of DinoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1978
  5. State v. HaynesOregon Supreme Court · 1979

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3Cited by44 opinions

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  5. Weber v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1983

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