Legal Opinion
Louisiana ex rel. Miles v. Walker
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided October 31, 1963No. 669PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WEST, District Judge.
Petitioners, Lloyd Miles, Joseph Potts, and Leroy Davis, were arrested in New Orleans, Louisiana, on December 18, 1956, and charged, on a bill of information, with two counts of violation of Louisiana Criminal Statutes pertaining to illegal possession of narcotic drugs and hypodermic needles. Upon arraignment, all three pleaded not guilty. On the day of the trial, March 26, 1957, after the jury was sworn and after opening statements had been made by counsel, petitioner, Joseph Potts, through his counsel, and with consent of Court, withdrew his plea of not guilty and…
2Cases cited33 opinions
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- Brinegar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Johnson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Draper v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
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3Cited by6 opinions
- State v. ChristianaSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1966
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- United States ex rel. Mendez v. FishDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1965
- Peters v. DillonDistrict Court, D. Colorado · 1964
- Lloyd Miles, Joseph Potts and Leroy Davis v. Victor G. Walker, Warden, Louisiana State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1965
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