Legal Opinion
State v. Sam
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided November 7, 1985No. CR85-263PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GUIDRY, Judge.
On May 31, 1984, a true bill was filed charging the defendant, Alvin Sam, with the second degree murder of Milton Leday, a violation of La.R.S. 14:30.1. The defendant had previously been convicted of the second degree murder of Milton Leday but in State v. Sam, 412 So.2d 1082 (La.1982), the Louisiana Supreme Court reversed the defendant’s conviction and remanded the case for a new trial. On July 27, 1984, the defendant filed a motion to dismiss alleging that the case should be dismissed because a knife, which had possible exculpatory value, had been lost by a defense witness.…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- State v. SepulvadoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1979
- State v. BonannoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1980
- State v. LanclosSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1982
- State v. QuebedeauxSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1982
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3Cited by6 opinions
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