Legal Opinion

State v. Williams

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided December 15, 1978No. 62711PublishedCited by 34 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

366 So.2d 1369 (1978)

STATE of Louisiana

v.

Donald WILLIAMS.

No. 62711.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

December 15, 1978.

Bernard E. Burk, New Orleans, for defendant-appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Harry F. Connick, Dist. Atty., Robert T. Myers, Asst. Dist. Atty., New Orleans, for plaintiff-appellee.

DIXON, Justice.

Donald Williams and Johnnie J. Willis were charged with possessing a firearm after having been convicted of a felony, a violation of R.S. 14:95.1. A motion to suppress was denied. At trial Willis withdrew his plea of not guilty and entered a…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Schneckloth v. BustamonteSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  4. Pennsylvania v. MimmsSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  5. Foley v. ConnelieSupreme Court of the United States · 1978

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3Cited by34 opinions

  1. State v. RogersLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1986
  2. State v. HathawaySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1982
  3. State v. SmithSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1994
  4. State v. PasterSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1979
  5. State v. LandrySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1991

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