Legal Opinion

State v. Douglas

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided March 27, 1967No. 48389PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HAWTHORNE, Justice.

The defendants Mozell Douglas and Napolean Thomas, charged with the crime of simple burglary denounced by R.S. 14:-62, were tried before a jury and adjudged guilty, and each was sentenced to serve three years at hard labor in the state penitentiary. They have appealed.

After the case was submitted to this court for decision, a joint motion to dismiss the appeal of Napolean Thomas was filed by Thomas’s counsel and the State of Louisiana through the district attorney. Pursuant to this motion we shall dismiss the appeal as to this appellant, whose conviction and sentence will…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. State v. GeorgeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1950
  2. State v. MistichSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1937
  3. State v. WoodsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1951
  4. State Ex Rel. Cox v. ClemmonsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1962
  5. State v. PitcherSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1958

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. State v. BarnardSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1973
  2. State v. AugustineSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1972
  3. State v. WoodfoxSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1974
  4. State v. HamptonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1973
  5. State v. QuinnSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1974

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