Legal Opinion
State v. Hopper
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided June 5, 1967No. 48170PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMLIN, Justice:
John T. Hopper and Joe A. Woodard, defendants, were jointly indicted for the crime of murder (LSA-R.S. 14:30) of Joseph Ralph Beeson. They were tried, found guilty of “Manslaughter,” and sentenced to serve fifty-nine (59) months at hard labor in the Louisiana State Penitentiary. On appeal to this Court, they present for consideration fifty-three bills of exceptions.
Bill of Exceptions No. 1 was reserved when the trial court overruled defendants’ objection to the association of Chris J. Roy (allegedly the brother of District Attorney Anthony J. Roy, Jr.) in the prosecution of…
2Cases cited53 opinions
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- Brinegar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
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3Cited by25 opinions
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