Legal Opinion
State v. Jackson
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided November 6, 1972No. 52660PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McCALEB, Chief Justice.
The defendant, Charles Lee Jackson, was charged, tried, and convicted of possession of heroin, in violation of R.S. 40:971. Following imposition of sentence, he prosecuted this appeal, relying on two bills of exceptions for a reversal of his conviction.
The first bill was reserved when the trial judge overruled defense motion to suppress evidence obtained from defendant’s person, and the second when the judge admitted the evidence during the trial. A proper consideration of these bills requires a detailed statement of the facts.
According to the record two police…
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2Cases cited16 opinions
- Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Chambers v. MaroneySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Ker v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Harris v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Commonwealth v. ShafferSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Dixon v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1974
- Shipman v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1973
- State v. HargissSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1974
- State v. ChambersSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1972
- State v. KnowlesLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1983
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