Legal Opinion

State v. Nelson

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided January 30, 1978No. 60411PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

354 So.2d 540 (1978)

STATE of Louisiana, Appellee,

v.

Prince NELSON, Appellant.

No. 60411.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

January 30, 1978.

Patrick D. McArdle, Orleans Indigent Defender Program, New Orleans, for defendant-appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Harry F. Connick, Dist. Atty., Donald T. Giglio, Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.

TATE, Justice.

The defendant was convicted of the theft of a diamond ring worth $850, La.R.S. 14:67, and sentenced to serve three years and four months in parish prison. In appealing, he relies upon one assignment of…

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2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. McGuire v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
  2. State v. GloverSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1977
  3. Johnny Espinoza v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
  4. State v. WoodSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1972
  5. United States v. Roosevelt HarrisonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1970

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. State v. HudginsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1981
  2. State v. ClarkLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1984
  3. State v. JonesLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1989
  4. State v. LongloisSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1979
  5. State v. ColemanLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1985

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