Legal Opinion

State v. Goree

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided March 26, 1962No. 45745PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SUMMERS, Justice.

Four Negroes, Harold Lee Howard, Theodis Goree, Willie Lee Goree and Roy James Goree, were charged by bill of information in Lincoln Parish with having committed a battery with a dangerous weapon upon Joe Hinton, a white man. They were tried, convicted and sentenced. This-appeal followed.

Several bills of exceptions were reserved' to rulings of the trial court. Our disposition of Bill of Exceptions No. 4 makes unnecessary formal written consideration of the others, which we find to be without merit.

Defendants timely filed a motion to quash the petit jury list, representing by…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Brown v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
  2. Hernandez v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
  3. Norris v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
  4. Virginia v. RivesSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
  5. Avery v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1953

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. State v. BarksdaleSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1964
  2. State v. CliftonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1965
  3. State v. AndersonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1969
  4. State v. RideauSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1966
  5. State v. MacKSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1962

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