Legal Opinion

State v. Jacobs

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided April 6, 1987No. 85-KH-2042PublishedCited by 524 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

504 So.2d 817 (1987)

STATE of Louisiana

v.

Augustus JACOBS.

No. 85-KH-2042.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

April 6, 1987.

Augustus Jacobs, in pro per., Michael Gallagher, S.J., Kim Moore, Loyola Law School Clinic, for applicant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Bryan Bush, Dist. Atty., for respondent.

LEMMON, Justice.[*]

We granted certiorari to review relator's application for post-conviction relief.[1] 494 So.2d 315. Upon reviewing the record of the trial which resulted in relator's conviction of simple burglary, we conclude that the prosecution failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt relator's…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  3. Burks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  4. State v. CaptvilleSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1984
  5. State v. SuttonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1983

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3Cited by524 opinions

  1. State v. GreenLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1991
  2. State v. SealsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1996
  3. State v. AugustineSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1990
  4. State v. BridgewaterSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2002
  5. State v. SparrowLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1992

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