Legal Opinion
State v. Howard
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided January 19, 1976No. 56861PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
325 So.2d 812 (1976)
STATE of Louisiana
v.
Robert HOWARD.
No. 56861.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
January 19, 1976.
Wilson R. Ramshur, Willis & Ramshur, Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellant.
William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Leon A. Picou, Jr., Dist. Atty., Cynthia Picou Branton, Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.
DENNIS, Justice.
The defendant Howard was convicted of murder, La.R.S. 14:30, and sentenced to life imprisonment. Upon appeal, eight assignments of error are urged.
The defendant was charged with the murder of James Davis at about 6:45 A. M. on April…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Gerstein v. PughSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Moore v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- State v. DouglasSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1973
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3Cited by22 opinions
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- State v. OvertonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1976
- State v. NaasSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1981
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