Legal Opinion
State v. Alexander
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided January 19, 1976No. 56626PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
325 So.2d 777 (1976)
STATE of Louisiana, Relator,
v.
Willie ALEXANDER, Jr., Respondent.
No. 56626.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
January 19, 1976.
William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Harry F. Connick, Dist. Atty., Donald T. Giglio, Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-relator.
James J. Gleason III, New Orleans, for defendant-respondent.
TATE, Justice.
The issue before us is whether a grand jury indictment is required to charge a convicted defendant as a fourth-offender for purposes of enhancing his punishment as a multiple offender under La.R.S. 15:529.1. We granted the…
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3Cited by34 opinions
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