Legal Opinion
State v. Barksdale
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided December 14, 1964No. 47227PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SUMMERS, Justice.
The appellant Bruce Barksdale, a 27 year old Negro, was charged by the grand jury of Orleans Parish for the October 3, 1962, aggravated rape of a white female. He was tried, found guilty and sentenced to death. On this appeal he relies upon seven bills of exceptions for reversal of the conviction and sentence.
The indictment is drawn in the short form authorized by Article 235 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, LSA-R.S. 15:235. That article permits the crime to be charged in these words: “A.B. committed aggravated rape upon C.D.”
The crime of aggravated rape is defined by…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Brown v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Michel v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Affronti v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Hagner v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Hernandez v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
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3Cited by59 opinions
- State v. SquareSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1971
- State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1966
- State v. HudsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1969
- State v. AndrusSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1967
- State v. HunterSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1967
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