Legal Opinion

State v. Harris

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided May 4, 1971No. 50872PublishedCited by 55 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SANDERS, Justice.

This is a criminal prosecution for armed robbery. On the night of January 6, 1970, an armed man entered Breaux’s Bar and robbed Iíugh Bell, the bartender, of one hundred dollars. Bell contacted the police and gave them a description of the robber. After Bell closed the barroom, he saw the robber in another barroom. Upon seeing Bell, the man left immediately. Bell again summoned the police. One of the officers left briefly and returned with eight photographs. From the photographs, Bell and another witness to the robbery identified Robert Harris. The police arrested Harris the…

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2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. State v. AndrusSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1967
  2. State v. GreenSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1963
  3. State v. CallihanSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1970
  4. State v. DonelonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1893
  5. State v. RivesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1939

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3Cited by55 opinions

  1. State v. EdwardsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1999
  2. State v. ButterfieldUtah Supreme Court · 2001
  3. State v. LeeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1976
  4. State v. BlackwellSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1974
  5. State v. BabinSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1975

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