Legal Opinion

State v. Daigle

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided April 11, 1977No. 58814PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

344 So.2d 1380 (1977)

STATE of Louisiana

v.

Percy DAIGLE.

No. 58814.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

April 11, 1977.

Preston N. Aucoin and Gilbert Wayne Aucoin, Ville Platte, for defendant-appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., J. William Pucheu, Dist. Atty., A. Bruce Rozas, First Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.

CALOGERO, Justice.

Defendant was indicted and tried for the murder of his wife, Nita Soileau Daigle, on November 17, 1972. Defendant pled not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity and a sanity commission was appointed. After a hearing, the…

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2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
  2. Duncan v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. Taylor v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  4. Peters v. KiffSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  5. Peters v. KiffSupreme Court of the United States · 1972

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3Cited by28 opinions

  1. State v. SheppardSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1977
  2. State v. BrogdonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1983
  3. State v. PasterSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1979
  4. State v. GraySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1977
  5. State v. LecompteSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1979

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