Legal Opinion

State v. Monroe

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided November 13, 1978No. 62000PublishedCited by 39 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

364 So.2d 570 (1978)

STATE of Louisiana

v.

William MONROE.

No. 62000.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

November 13, 1978.

A. J. Boudreaux, Indigent Defender Board, 24th Judicial District, New Orleans, for defendant-appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., John M. Mamoulides, Dist. Atty., Robert A. Pitre, Jr., Abbott J. Reeves, Asst. Dist. Attys., for plaintiff-appellee.

DENNIS, Justice.

In this case we consider whether evidence of a similar offense by the accused, offered to negative serious contentions of self defense and lack of criminal intent raised by his…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Brown v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  2. State v. PrieurSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1973
  3. State v. SutfieldSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1978
  4. State v. MilbySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1977
  5. State v. GhoramSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1974

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3Cited by39 opinions

  1. State v. KaheySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1983
  2. State v. HaaralaSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1981
  3. State v. BelgardSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1982
  4. State v. BrooksSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1989
  5. State v. GermainSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1983

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