Legal Opinion

State v. Cooks

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided October 6, 1998No. 97-KA-0999PublishedCited by 41 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

720 So.2d 637 (1998)

STATE of Louisiana

v.

Michael A. COOKS.

No. 97-KA-0999.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

September 9, 1998.

Concurring Opinion October 6, 1998.

Rehearing Denied October 9, 1998.

R. Neal Walker, New Orleans, for Applicant.

Richard P. Ieyoub, Atty. Gen., Paul Carmouche, Dist. Atty., Catherine M. Estopinal, Shreveport, Erin Brainard, Michael A. Pitman, Shreveport, for Respondent.

Concurring Opinion of Chief Justice Calogero October 6, 1998.

VICTORY, J.[*]

Michael A. Cooks was indicted for the first degree murder of Joe Frazier in violation of La. R.S. 14:30. After a bifurcated trial, the jury…

Also in this document: Concurrence.

2Cases cited50 opinions

  1. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  4. Lockett v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  5. Eddings v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1982

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3Cited by41 opinions

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