Legal Opinion
State v. Burks
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided November 30, 1942No. 36843PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ODOM, Justice.
The defendant was convicted of the crime of murder and on June 8, 1940, was sentenced to suffer death by being “hanged by the neck until dead”. He appealed to this court, and the verdict and sentence were affirmed on November 4, 1940. 196 La. 374, 199 So. 220.
The infliction or imposition of the death penalty was in conformity with law. Section 784 of the Revised Statutes provides that “Whoever shall commit the crime of * * * murder, on conviction thereof, shall suffer death”.
At the time the defendant was convicted and sentenced, the law provided that every sentence of death…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Schwab v. BerggrenSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- State Ex Rel. Pierre v. JonesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1942
- In Re CrossSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- State v. WernerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1918
- State v. BurksSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1940
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3Cited by7 opinions
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