Legal Opinion

State v. Forbes

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided August 23, 1977No. 59174PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

348 So.2d 983 (1977)

STATE of Louisiana

v.

Joseph B. FORBES, Sr., Richard Jones and James A. Jones.

No. 59174.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

June 20, 1977.

Dissenting Opinion August 23, 1977.

Dwight D. Reed, Opelousas, for defendants-appellants.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Morgan J. Goudeau, III, Dist. Atty., Robert Brinkman, First Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.

SANDERS, Chief Justice.

The State jointly charged the defendants, Joseph B. Forbes, Sr., Richard Jones, and James A. Jones, with armed robbery, a violation of LSA-R.S. 14:64. A unanimous jury…

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2Cases cited33 opinions

  1. Bartkus v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
  2. State v. DotsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1971
  3. State v. CarlisleSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1975
  4. State v. MadisonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1977
  5. State v. BlantonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1976

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. State v. SonnierSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1980
  2. State v. BaldwinSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1980
  3. Commonwealth v. CepulonisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
  4. State v. BrooksSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1977
  5. State v. MoellerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1979

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