Legal Opinion
State v. Poindexter
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided December 10, 1956No. 43058PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAWTHORNE, Justice.
From conviction of the murder of John H. Green and sentence to death, James Poindexter has appealed.
The accused Poindexter and the deceased Green were both inmates of the Louisiana State Penitentiary and as trusty guards carried arms. In the early morning of July 28, 1955, Green was shot in the back and killed. Poindexter admits the shooting but pleads self-defense, contending that Green reached for his pistol and that he fired one shot at Green as the latter turned away.
After the State had rested its case and while the case was with the defendant, counsel for the defendant…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- People v. JelkeNew York Court of Appeals · 1954
- Moore v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1921
- Commonwealth v. PrincipattiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1918
- State v. DammSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1933
- Hogan v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1935
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3Cited by10 opinions
- People v. HintonNew York Court of Appeals · 1972
- State v. LeeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1976
- United States Ex Rel. Smallwood v. LaValleDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1974
- Price v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
- Boisdore v. International City Bank & Trust Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1978
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