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State v. Bernard

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided May 22, 1978No. 61078PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

358 So.2d 1268 (1978)

STATE of Louisiana

v.

Errol BERNARD.

No. 61078.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

May 22, 1978.

C. James Hicks, New Orleans, for defendant-appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Harry F. Connick, Dist. Atty., Brian G. Meissner, Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.

SUMMERS, Justice.

In a trial by jury defendant Errol Bernard was found guilty of second degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment at hard labor. Four assignments of error are urged on this appeal.

Assignment 1: Defendant testified on his own behalf. He stated that on April…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. State v. KingSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1977
  2. State v. BossSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1977

3Cited by15 opinions

  1. State v. BrogdonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1983
  2. State v. MartinSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1981
  3. State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1980
  4. State v. DietzWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1990
  5. State v. GomezSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1978

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