Legal Opinion
State v. Brooks
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided January 17, 1995No. 92-KA-3331PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
648 So.2d 366 (1995)
STATE of Louisiana
v.
John BROOKS.
No. 92-KA-3331.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
January 17, 1995.
Numa V. Bertel, Jr., Dwight M. Doskey, Clyde D. Merritt, for applicant.
Richard P. Ieyoub, Atty. Gen., Harry F. Connick, Dist. Atty., Jack Peebles, Asst. Dist. Atty., for respondent.
CALOGERO, Chief Justice.[*]
John Brooks was tried on two counts of first degree murder, violations of LSA-R.S. 14:30, and was found guilty on each count. Following the penalty phase of Brooks' capital trial, the jury returned a unanimous verdict of death on each count. Brooks then took an appeal to this…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Romano v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- State v. BrooksSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1987
- State v. NuccioSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1984
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3Cited by55 opinions
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