Legal Opinion
State v. Clifton
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided February 23, 1965No. 47352PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
SUMMERS, Justice.
Francis Aubrey Clifton was indicted by the grand jury of Rapides Parish for the September 15, 1962, murder of Clifton Carl Wilson. He was tried, convicted and sentenced to death. This appeal followed.
*502By motion to quash, appellant attacks the indictment returned against him and the composition of the petit jury which tried him. He relies upon alleged errors in the method employed by the jury commission in the selection of the general venire from which the grand jury and petit jury were drawn.
The objection is grounded upon the provisions of LSA-R.S. 15:179 and LSA-R.S. 15:180.1…
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3Cited by1 opinion
- State v. CliftonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1965