Legal Opinion
State v. Beckert
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided January 19, 1976No. 56930PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DENNIS, Justice.
The defendant James Beckert was charged by bill of information under La. R.S. 14:64 with the crime of armed robbery. He entered pleas of not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity. After a trial by jury he was found guilty and sentenced to serve twenty-five years at hard labor.
Defendant relies upon twelve assignments of error for reversal of his conviction and sentence. Because of our disposition of one of the assignments of error, we do nót reach the others. We find merit in deféndant’s assignment concerning the trial *495court’s denial of a defense request that the court…
Also in this document: Dissent.
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Stovall v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Linkletter v. WalkerSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Archibald Lyles v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1958
- State v. BabinSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1975
- Williams v. EstelleCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Sanders v. Hercules Sheet Metal, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1980
- People v. OsbornColorado Court of Appeals · 1979