Legal Opinion

State v. Comeaux

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided July 1, 1997No. 93-KA-2729PublishedCited by 115 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

699 So.2d 16 (1997)

STATE of Louisiana

v.

Adam COMEAUX.

No. 93-KA-2729.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

July 1, 1997.

Rehearing Denied September 5, 1997.

R. Neal Walker, W. Keith Hurtt, Jr., New Orleans, for Applicant.

Richard Ieyoub, Atty. Gen., Earl Cox, Jerry L. Jones, Monroe, for Respondent.

LEMMON, Justice.[*]

This is an appeal from a sentence of death, which was imposed after a second sentencing hearing.[1] The principal issues are (1) whether the evidence of unrelated and unadjudicated criminal conduct presented by the prosecutor in the case-in-chief in the penalty phase, although admissible under…

Also in this document: Concurrence.

2Cases cited32 opinions

  1. Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Lockett v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  3. Eddings v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  4. Penry v. LynaughSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  5. Pulley v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1984

27 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by115 opinions

  1. People v. SmitheyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1999
  2. State v. DraughnSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2007
  3. State v. SnyderSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1999
  4. State v. CastleberrySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1999
  5. State v. JuniorsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2005

110 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API