Legal Opinion
State v. Singleton
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided November 12, 1968No. 49153PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McCALEB, Justice.
Appellants were indicted and tried for the aggravated rape of Norma Jean Eschete. Singleton was found guilty as charged and sentenced to death. Johnson was found guilty of attempted aggravated rape, a responsive verdict, and sentenced to twenty years imprisonment at hard labor in the state penitentiary. They have appealed, relying on six bills of exceptions for a reversal of their convictions and sentences.
Bill No. 1 was reserved to the denial of a motion for a preliminary examination filed on behalf of appellants.
It appears from the record that appellants were apprehended on…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- United States v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Simmons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Stovall v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Gilbert v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Moore v. MichiganSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
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3Cited by30 opinions
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