Legal Opinion

State v. Spencer

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided September 4, 1979No. 63917, 64066PublishedCited by 138 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

374 So.2d 1195 (1979)

STATE of Louisiana

v.

Earl SPENCER.

STATE of Louisiana

v.

James JOHNSON.

Nos. 63917, 64066.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

September 4, 1979.

Larry P. Boudreaux, Thibodaux, for defendants-appellants.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Francis Dugas, Dist. Atty., John J. Erny, Jr., Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.

MARCUS, Justice.

Earl Spencer and James Johnson were separately indicted by the grand jury for the crime of possession with intent to distribute marijuana in violation of La.R.S. 40:966. After separate trials by jury, both…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Schneckloth v. BustamonteSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  3. Carroll v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
  4. Chambers v. MaroneySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  5. State v. SepulvadoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1979

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3Cited by138 opinions

  1. State v. BonannoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1980
  2. State v. JonesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1981
  3. State v. CampbellSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1981
  4. State v. TelseeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1983
  5. State v. RatcliffSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1982

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