State v. Rideau
Supreme Court of Louisiana
1Opinion of the Court
278 So.2d 100 (1973)
STATE of Louisiana
v.
Wilbert RIDEAU.
No. 52492.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
May 7, 1973.
James A. Leithead, Lake Charles, James A. Wood, Norco, James A. George, Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellant.
William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Ossie Brown, Frank T. Salter, Jr., Dist. Attys., J. B. Jones, Jr., Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.
DIXON, Justice.
Defendant appeals from his conviction of murder, R.S. 14:30, and his sentence to death.
This prosecution is one that has been in the courts for many years. The original indictment arose out of the robbery of the Southgate Branch…
Also in this document: Concurrence.
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Harrington v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Rideau v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Alexander v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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