Legal Opinion

State v. Snyder

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided May 7, 1973No. 51762PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

277 So.2d 660 (1972)

STATE of Louisiana

v.

John K. SNYDER.

No. 51762.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

December 11, 1972.

On Rehearing May 7, 1973.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Harry H. Howard, Asst. Atty. Gen., LeRoy A. Hartley, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., James D. Davis, Dist. Atty., Ad Hoc, for plaintiff-appellant.

J. Minos Simon, Lafayette, for defendant-appellee.

SANDERS, Justice.

Following a heated mayoralty election in the City of Alexandria, the Grand Jury of Rapides Parish returned ten indictments against John K. Snyder, a defeated candidate. One of the indictments was for perjury, and the remaining…

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2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  2. St. Amant v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. Curtis Publishing Co. v. ButtsSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  4. Garrison v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  5. Cohen v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1971

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3Cited by27 opinions

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  3. State v. RembertSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1975
  4. State v. PattersonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1974
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