Legal Opinion

State v. Saddler

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided October 13, 1989No. 89-K-0681PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

549 So.2d 1236 (1989)

STATE of Louisiana

v.

Joseph SADDLER.

No. 89-K-0681.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

October 13, 1989.

Rehearing Denied November 27, 1989.

Before DIXON, C.J., and LEMMON, CALOGERO, MARCUS, DENNIS, WATSON and COLE, JJ.

2Per curiam

Granted. After jury selection defense counsel raised the question of defendant's competency to proceed. The motion for appointment of a sanity commission contained medical records from 1971 which indicated that defendant was schizophrenic. Defense counsel presented evidence that defendant's brother noticed defendant's strange behavior the previous evening and attempted…

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. State v. KendrickLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1997
  2. State v. MercerLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1990
  3. State v. McBroomLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1995
  4. State v. SumlinLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1993
  5. State v. EllisLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1989

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