Legal Opinion

State v. Dickerson

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided August 20, 1973No. 53122PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

282 So.2d 456 (1973)

STATE of Louisiana

v.

Gerald DICKERSON.

No. 53122.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

August 20, 1973.

Rehearing Denied September 24, 1973.

Roccaforte & Rousselle, Leo W. Rousselle, New Orleans for defendant-appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., LeRoy A. Hartley, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jim Garrison, Dist. Atty., Louise Korns, Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.

BARHAM, Justice.

Defendant Dickerson was convicted after a trial by jury of possession of heroin, a violation of LSA-R.S. 40:971, and was sentenced to five years' imprisonment. Five bills of exceptions reserved to…

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2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Chambers v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. Harris v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  4. Abel v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
  5. Hester v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1924

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. State v. JacksonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1975
  2. State v. HopkinsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1977
  3. State v. RogersSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1989
  4. State v. SylvesterSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1977
  5. State v. CainSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1975

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