Legal Opinion

State v. Thornton

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided June 30, 1993No. 92-KA-2451PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

621 So.2d 173 (1993)

STATE of Louisiana

v.

Josiah THORNTON.

No. 92-KA-2451.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

June 30, 1993.

Harry F. Connick, Dist. Atty. of Orleans Parish, Val M. Solino, Asst. Dist. Atty. of Orleans Parish, New Orleans, for plaintiff/appellee.

Dwight Doskey, Orleans Indigent Defender Program, New Orleans, for defendant/appellant.

Before BARRY, WALTZER and LANDRIEU, JJ.

WALTZER, Judge.

The defendant was charged with possession of cocaine. He was tried by a six-person jury and found guilty as charged. The defendant received a suspended sentence of one year at hard labor and…

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2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Minnesota v. DickersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  3. State v. WilsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1985
  4. State v. RichardsonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1991
  5. State v. AlbertLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1989

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. State v. BarneyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1998
  2. State v. BryantLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1999
  3. State v. RobertsonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2003
  4. State v. LagardeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2001
  5. State v. ButlerLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1997

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