Legal Opinion

State v. Johnson

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided September 2, 1983No. 80-KA-1653PublishedCited by 154 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

438 So.2d 1091 (1983)

STATE of Louisiana

v.

William S. JOHNSON.

No. 80-KA-1653.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

September 2, 1983.

Rehearing Denied October 28, 1983.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Harry F. Connick, Dist. Atty., John H. Craft, Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.

Plauche F. Villere, New Orleans, for defendant-appellant.

BLANCHE, Justice.

William "Bill" Johnson and Kevin Seward were charged by grand jury indictment with first degree murder in violation of La.R.S. 14:30. A motion for severance was granted by the trial court. Thereafter, defendant…

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2Cases cited47 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Hopper v. EvansSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  3. State v. ShapiroSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1983
  4. State v. DeweySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1982
  5. State v. GrahamSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1982

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3Cited by154 opinions

  1. State v. NealSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2001
  2. State v. OrtizSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1997
  3. State v. JacksonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1984
  4. State v. TartSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1996
  5. State v. LillySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1985

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