Legal Opinion
State v. Johnson
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided March 4, 1998No. 96-K-3041PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
709 So.2d 679 (1998)
STATE of Louisiana
v.
Donald JOHNSON.
No. 96-K-3041.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
March 4, 1998.
Richard P. Ieyoub, Attorney General, Harry F. Connick, District Attorney, Joseph E. Lucore, New Orleans, for Applicant.
Dwight M. Doskey, New Orleans, for Respondent.
VICTORY, Justice.[*]
We granted writs of certiorari in this case[1] to determine whether an appellate court may rule upon the excessiveness of a defendant's sentence when the defendant does not argue excessiveness as an assignment of error. For the reasons expressed below, we hold that the court of appeal erred in…
Also in this document: Dissent.
2Cases cited13 opinions
- State v. DortheySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
- State v. SepulvadoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1979
- State v. BonannoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1980
- State v. LobatoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1992
- State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1998
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- State v. JacksonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1998
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