Legal Opinion
State v. Shilow
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided November 23, 1971No. 51658PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARHAM, Justice.
Hilton Shilow has appealed from his conviction of murder (R.S. 14:30) and his sentence to life imprisonment. He relies upon two bills of exception.
Bill of Exception No. 1.
When the case came on for trial on October 14, 1970, the State filed a motion for continuance. The motion was tried contradictorily and summarily in accordance with Code of Criminal Procedure Article 711. Upon a showing by the State that it was not presently prepared to go to trial and with no showing by the defense that prejudice or harm would result from the granting of the continuance, the trial judge…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- State v. PolkSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1971
- State v. GaneySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1964
- State v. ShilowSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1968
- State v. BurkhalterSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1971
3Cited by8 opinions
- State v. NixSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1975
- State v. SheppardSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1972
- State v. BurkhalterSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1971
- State v. BrumfieldSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1972
- State v. MaidenSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1972
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