Legal Opinion
State v. Hall
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided December 14, 1970No. 50386PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TATE, Justice.
The defendants appeal their conviction of armed robbery, La.R.S. 14:64, and their consequent sentences of fifteen years to the state penitentiary. The principal issue raised by the four bills of exception: Were the defendants’ oral and written confessions and statements free and voluntary?
Before introducing a confession into evidence in a criminal prosecution, the state must show beyond a reasonable doubt that it was freely and voluntarily given and was not induced by threats, duress, or violence. La.Const., Art. I, Sec. 11; La.R.S. 15:451, 15:452; State v. Anderson, 254 La.…
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3Cited by45 opinions
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