Legal Opinion
State v. Johnson
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided January 20, 1970No. 49861PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMLIN, Justice:
Defendant was charged by bill of information with the crime of armed robbery. He was tried by a jury of twelve, convicted (the verdict was nine to three), and sentenced to serve thirty-five years at’ hard labor in the Louisiana State Penitentiary. He appeals to this Court from his conviction and sentence and presents for our consideration two specification of errors, which recite:
1. The arrest of appellant was illegal, and the ensuing line-up identification while appellant was still illegally detained should have been suppressed and excluded from evidence.
2. The verdict of…
2Cases cited30 opinions
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Johnson v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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