Legal Opinion

State v. Collins

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided January 20, 1975No. 55242PublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

306 So.2d 662 (1975)

STATE of Louisiana, Appellee,

v.

Rafe W. COLLINS, Appellant.

No. 55242.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

January 20, 1975.

Maynard E. Cush, Shreveport, for appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., John A. Richardson, Dist. Atty., Albert S. Lutz, Jr., Asst. Dist. Atty., for appellee.

TATE, Justice.

The defendant was convicted of manslaughter, La.R.S. 14:31, and sentenced to nine years at hard labor.

His single allegation of error on appeal is based upon the denial of his motion for a new trial. La.C.Cr.P. art. 851. For appellate purposes, a motion…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. State v. PattersonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1974
  2. State v. BaileySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1972
  3. State v. CadeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1963
  4. State v. LaneSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1974
  5. State v. PlummerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1973

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3Cited by32 opinions

  1. State v. BrownSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1982
  2. State v. SimmonsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1982
  3. State v. SavoySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1982
  4. State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1975
  5. State v. HodgesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1977

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