Legal Opinion
State v. Matthews
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided March 25, 1974No. 54146PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
292 So.2d 226 (1974)
STATE of Louisiana
v.
Lawrence MATTHEWS, Jr.
No. 54146.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
March 25, 1974.
Milton P. Masinter, New Orleans, for defendant-appellant.
William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jim Garrison, Dist. Atty., Louise Korns, Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.
SANDERS, Chief Justice.
The defendant, Lawrence Matthews, Jr., was tried by jury and convicted under a bill of information that charged him with armed robbery, a violation of LSA-R.S. 14:64. Pursuant to LSA-R.S.15:529.1, he was sentenced to serve 50 years at hard labor.
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2Cases cited7 opinions
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3Cited by27 opinions
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