Legal Opinion
State v. Clifton
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided February 23, 1965No. 47352PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
172 So.2d 657 (1965)
247 La. 495
STATE of Louisiana
v.
Francis Aubrey CLIFTON.
No. 47352.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
February 23, 1965.
Rehearing Denied March 29, 1965.
Edwin O. Ware, Kelly Hamm, Alexandria, for defendant-appellant.
Jack P. F. Gremillion, Atty. Gen., M. E. Culligan, Asst. Atty. Gen., F. Jean Pharis, Dist. Atty., for plaintiff and appellee.
SUMMERS, Justice.
Francis Aubrey Clifton was indicted by the grand jury of Rapides Parish for the September 15, 1962, murder of Clifton Carl Wilson. He was tried, convicted and sentenced to death. This appeal followed.
By motion to quash, appellant…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Hernandez v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Fay v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Rawlins v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
- State v. BarksdaleSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1964
- State v. LeaSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1955
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3Cited by46 opinions
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