Legal Opinion

Williams v. State

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided October 11, 1977No. 59254PublishedCited by 69 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

350 So.2d 131 (1977)

Hayes WILLIAMS, Wardell Donahue, James C. Jones, Spencer Richardson, John D. Smith, et al., Plaintiffs-Relators,

v.

STATE of Louisiana, Governor Edwin Edwards, C. Murray Henderson, Warden of Angola, Mrs. Elayn Hunt, Director of Louisiana Department of Corrections, Defendants-Respondents.

No. 59254.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

September 19, 1977.

Dissenting Opinion October 11, 1977.

Luke J. Fontana, D. Brian Soignier, New Orleans, for plaintiffs-applicants.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Michael C. Barron, Staff Atty., Baton Rouge, for defendants-respondents.

TATE, Justice.

The…

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2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
  2. Eisen v. Carlisle & JacquelinSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  3. Zahn v. International Paper Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1973
  4. Robert La Mar v. H & B Novelty & Loan Company, Ronald J. Kinsling v. Allegheny AirlinesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1973
  5. Stevens v. Bd. of Trustees of Police Pension Fund of City of ShreveportSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1975

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3Cited by69 opinions

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  4. Duhe v. Texaco, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2001
  5. State Ex Rel. Guste v. General Motors Corp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1979

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