State v. Holmes
Supreme Court of Louisiana
1Opinion of the Court
DIXON, Justice.
On the application of the defendant we-granted writs in this case to consider the effect of Furman v. Georgia1 upon Louisiana procedural law in a murder trial.
A bill of exceptions was reservéd by defendant when the trial judge instructed a prospective juror that, since capital punishment can no longer be imposed in Louisiana, only nine of the twelve jurors need to-concur to reach a verdict, and the jury would not be sequestered during the trial.
Sequestration of the jury is required by C.Cr.P. 791 “in capital cases.”
The size of the jury and the number that must concur to reach a…
Also in this document: Dissent.
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- People v. AndersonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1972
- Donaldson v. SackSupreme Court of Florida · 1972
- State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1972
- People Ex Rel. Dunbar v. District CourtSupreme Court of Colorado · 1972
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3Cited by58 opinions
- State v. DaviesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1977
- United States v. James A. WatsonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1973
- State v. SchraderSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1988
- State v. FloodSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1972
- State v. BradfordSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1974
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