Legal Opinion

State v. Maiden

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided March 29, 1971No. 50756PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SANDERS, Justice.

This is a criminal prosecution. The Grand Jury of East Baton Rouge Parish jointly indicted the defendant, Mack Maiden, Jr., and Jerry Lee Williams for the murder of Paul Leckey. After a severance had been granted, Maiden came on for trial. The jury found him guilty of manslaughter, and the trial judge sentenced him to twenty-one years in Louisiana State Penitentiary.

The background facts are these: The victim, Paul Leckey, owned and operated the Dari-Delite, a drive-in ice cream and sandwich business located adjacent to the Louisiana State University campus in Baton Rouge.…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. State v. MorrisSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1963
  2. State v. SpencerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1971
  3. State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1941
  4. State v. SolomonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1952
  5. State v. EubanksSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1960

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. State v. PassmanSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1977
  2. State v. MaySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1976
  3. State v. FallonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1974
  4. State v. VaughnSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1979
  5. State v. BrumfieldSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1976

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