State v. Washington
Supreme Court of Louisiana
1Opinion of the Court
TATE, Justice.
The defendant Washington was convicted of armed robbery, La.R.S. 14:64, and sentenced as a multiple-offender, La.R.S. 15:529.1, to sixty-six years at hard labor. On his appeal, he replies upon two assignments of error.
Assignment One
The first assignment relates to the comments made by the trial court and by a bailiff in the presence of a jury, at a time when the defendant (continuing a previous pattern of obstreperous conduct) stood up and interrupted the victim-witness’s testimony, exclaiming, “It’s a damn lie.” The bailiff told the defendant to sit down.
The defendant’s trial…
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2Cases cited6 opinions
- Illinois v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- State v. RobertsNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1965
- State v. BoudoinSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1971
- State v. BrewerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1974
- State v. MorrisSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1952
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3Cited by13 opinions
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- Clarence Buckley v. Robert H. Butler, Sr., Warden, Louisiana State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- State v. TillmanSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1978
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