Legal Opinion
State v. Sears
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided November 5, 1951No. 40317PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
55 So.2d 881 (1951)
220 La. 103
STATE
v.
SEARS.
No. 40317.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
November 5, 1951.
Rehearing Denied December 10, 1951.
G. Wray Gill, New Orleans, for defendant-appellant.
Bolivar E. Kemp, Jr., Atty. Gen., M. E. Culligan, Asst. Atty. Gen., Severn T. Darden, Dist. Atty., Peter J. Compagno, Asst. Dist. Atty., George J. Gulotta, Executive Asst. Dist. Atty., New Orleans, Racivitch, Johnson & Wegmann, New Orleans, of counsel, for the State.
McCALEB, Justice.
Appellant has been twice convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of his mother-in-law, Edna Francois. The first conviction…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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- State v. BrownSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1931
- State v. BlountSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1909
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3Cited by14 opinions
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