Legal Opinion
State v. Lonigan
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided June 10, 1974No. 54434PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
298 So.2d 739 (1974)
STATE of Louisiana
v.
William Vernon LONIGAN.
No. 54434.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
June 10, 1974.
Rehearing Denied August 30, 1974.
Roger Jordan, Metairie, for defendant-relator.
William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., John M. Mamoulides, Dist. Atty., Thomas P. McGee, First Asst. Dist. Atty., Abbott J. Reeves, Sp. Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-respondent.
BARHAM, Justice.
The relator-defendant was convicted of murder without capital punishment and sentenced to life imprisonment. The conviction and sentence were appealed to this Court and on…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Strunk v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- State v. WoodfoxSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1974
- State v. LoniganSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1972
3Cited by5 opinions
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- State v. GrothSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1986
- State v. BennettLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1991
- State ex rel. Lonigan v. HendersonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1974