Legal Opinion
State v. Spencer
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided January 18, 1971No. 50537PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARHAM, Justice.
Norman J. Spencer was charged by bill of information with armed robbery (R.S. 14:64), tried, convicted as charged, and sentenced to 30 years in the Louisiana State Penitentiary. His appeal is based on seven bills of exception.
Bill of Exception No. 1.
Before the voir dire examination of the prospective jurors, counsel for defendant moved for disqualification and discharge of the jury panel on the ground that the accused was brought to court in handcuffs and that this was a violation of his constitutional right to a trial before an impartial jury. The motion was overruled, and…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Spencer v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- State v. MartinSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1967
- State v. MontegutSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1971
- State v. ShuffSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1941
- State v. WelchSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1967
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3Cited by53 opinions
- State v. PrieurSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1973
- State v. BennettSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1977
- State v. MooreSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1973
- State v. KennedySupreme Court of Louisiana · 2001
- Glenn S. Passman v. Frank Blackburn, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
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