Legal Opinion
State v. Edwards
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided January 30, 1978No. 60400PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
354 So.2d 1322 (1978)
STATE of Louisiana
v.
Bruce EDWARDS.
No. 60400.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
January 30, 1978.
Rehearing Denied March 3, 1978.
Edward A. Haggerty, Jr., New Orleans, for defendant-appellant.
William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Harry F. Connick, Dist. Atty., Patrick Fanning, Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.
SANDERS, Chief Justice.
The State charged Bruce Edwards with possession of heroin with the intent to distribute, a violation of LSA-R.S. 40:966. After a trial, the jury found him guilty as charged. The trial judge sentenced him to life…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Mapp v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Chimel v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Sibron v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- United States v. EdwardsSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- State v. DotsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1971
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3Cited by46 opinions
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