Legal Opinion

State v. Jones

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided May 18, 1981No. 80-KA-2379PublishedCited by 1,005 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

398 So.2d 1049 (1981)

STATE of Louisiana

v.

Ray JONES.

No. 80-KA-2379.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

May 18, 1981.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., James L. Davis, Dist. Atty., Herman L. Lawson, Abbott J. Reeves, Asst. Dist. Attys., for plaintiff-appellee.

Robert L. Salim, of Kelly & Salim, Natchitoches, for defendant-appellant.

DIXON, Chief Justice.[*]

For the second time, defendant appeals from the severity of the sentence after a plea of guilty.

He was originally charged with distribution of marijuana, a violation of R.S. 40:966(A). After a plea bargain was…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Santobello v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. State v. SpencerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1979
  3. State v. JacksonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1978
  4. State v. FrankSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1977
  5. State v. NeitteSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1978

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3Cited by1,005 opinions

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  4. State v. QuebedeauxSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1982
  5. State v. OwensLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1998

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