Legal Opinion
State v. Thomas
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided March 31, 1975No. 55342PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
310 So.2d 517 (1975)
STATE of Louisiana, Appellee,
v.
Aaron THOMAS, Appellant.
No. 55342.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
March 31, 1975.
Felix A. Dejean, III, Opelousas, for defendant-appellant.
William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Morgan J. Goudeau, III, Dist. Atty., Robert Brinkman, First Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.
TATE, Justice.
The defendant Thomas was convicted of murder, La.R.S. 14:30, and sentenced to death.[1] Some forty-seven bills of exceptions were reserved during the trial. Upon appeal, based upon those of the exceptions perfected, eight…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Chimel v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Chambers v. MaroneySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Preston v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
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3Cited by37 opinions
- State v. JenkinsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1976
- State v. LeeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1976
- State v. PassmanSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1977
- State v. RobinsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1980
- State v. HardemanLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1985
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