Legal Opinion

State v. Taylor

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided August 20, 1973No. 52844PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

282 So.2d 491 (1973)

STATE of Louisiana

v.

Billy J. TAYLOR.

No. 52844.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

January 15, 1973.

On Rehearing August 20, 1973.

William McM. King, Covington, for defendant-appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., LeRoy A. Hartley, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Woodrow W. Erwin, Dist. Atty., Max Mercer, Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.

HAMLIN, Chief Justice:

Defendant appeals from his conviction and sentence to death for the crime of aggravated kidnapping, LSA-R.S. 14:44.[1]

During the course of the proceedings a number of bills of exceptions were reserved, some of which are not…

Also in this document: Dissent · Dixon; Dissent · Dixon.

2Cases cited33 opinions

  1. Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Peters v. KiffSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Peters v. KiffSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. Hoyt v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  5. State v. RicheySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1971

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Taylor v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  2. State v. SonnierSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1980
  3. State v. TilleySupreme Court of Louisiana · 2000
  4. State v. TaylorSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1977
  5. State v. EdwardsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1973

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