Legal Opinion

State v. Hodgeson

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided December 2, 1974No. 54771PublishedCited by 73 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

305 So.2d 421 (1974)

STATE of Louisiana.

v.

Mavis HODGESON.

No. 54771.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

December 2, 1974.

Rehearing Denied January 17, 1975.

Ronald L. Causey, Walter R. Krousel, Jr., Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Aubert D. Talbot, Dist. Atty., A. J. Kling, Jr., Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.

DIXON, Justice.

Defendant was indicted for the murder of her son-in-law, Eugene Stevens. Prior to the trial the charge was reduced to manslaughter and the defendant was tried pursuant to a bill of information. R.S.…

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2Cases cited51 opinions

  1. Dutton v. EvansSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  2. Krulewitch v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
  3. State v. SquareSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1971
  4. State v. HillsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1961
  5. State v. RichmondSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1973

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3Cited by73 opinions

  1. State v. SonnierSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1980
  2. State v. NixSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1975
  3. State v. MottonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1981
  4. State v. DeboueSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1989
  5. State v. HollandLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1989

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