Legal Opinion

State of Louisiana v. Leslie C. Thompson

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided September 18, 2017No. 2015-K-0886Published

1Opinion of the Court

Supreme Court of Louisiana FOR IMMEDIATE NEWS RELEASE NEWS RELEASE #044 FROM: CLERK OF SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA The Opinions handed down on the 18th day of September, 2017, are as follows: BY WEIMER, J.: 2015-K-0886 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. LESLIE C. THOMPSON (Parish of Jackson) For the foregoing reasons, we reverse the judgment of court of appeal, vacate defendant's convictions and sentences, and remand this matter to the district court for a new trial as to Count 1 of the malfeasance charge. REVERSED, VACATED, AND REMANDED JOHNSON, C.J., concurs in part, dissents in part and assigns reasons.…

2Cases cited37 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  4. Arizona v. FulminanteSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  5. Sullivan v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1993

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