Legal Opinion

State v. Whatley

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided October 1, 1975No. 56364PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

320 So.2d 123 (1975)

STATE of Louisiana, Appellee,

v.

Steven WHATLEY, Appellant.

No. 56364.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

October 1, 1975.

Rehearing Denied October 31, 1975.

Paul B. Deal, Donald S. Klein, New Orleans, for defendant-appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Harry F. Connick, Dist. Atty., Louise Korns, Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.

TATE, Justice.

The defendant Whatley was convicted of murder, La.R.S. 14:30 (1950), and sentenced to life imprisonment at hard labor. His appeal presents three issues to this court.

I

By motion to quash and by…

Also in this document: Dissent.

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. State v. HolmesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1972
  3. State v. FloodSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1972
  4. State v. FranklinSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1972
  5. State v. RobinsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1949

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. State v. AugustineSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1990
  2. State v. DaviesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1977
  3. Billy Ray Self v. Frank Blackburn, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary and William J. Guste, Jr., Attorney General, State of LouisianaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
  4. State v. TylerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1977
  5. State v. MallettSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1978

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