Legal Opinion

State v. Johnson

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided June 30, 1955No. 42216Published

1Opinion of the Court

82 So.2d 24 (1955)

228 La. 317

STATE of Louisiana

v.

Ben JOHNSON.

No. 42216.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

March 21, 1955.

Dissenting Opinion April 25, 1955.

On Rehearing June 30, 1955.

Ralph L. Roy, Baton Rouge, for appellant.

Fred S. LeBlanc, Atty. Gen., M. E. Culligan, Asst. Atty. Gen., J. St. Clair Favrot, Dist. Atty., Jack P. F. Gremillion, First Asst. Dist. Atty., Baton Rouge, for appellee.

MOISE, Justice.

This is an appeal by the accused, Ben Johnson, who was convicted of the crime of possession of marijuana, LSA-R.S. 40:962, and sentenced therefor to a term of ten years in the state penitentiary.

The…

Also in this document: Dissent · Hamiter; Dissent · Moise.

2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1955
  2. State v. BroadnaxSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1950
  3. State v. HaddadSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1952
  4. State v. GardnerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1941
  5. State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1903

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