Legal Opinion

State v. Jones

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided March 4, 2016No. 2016-KK-0088PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtCrichton, J.

additionally concurs and assigns reasons:

IT concur in the majority’s.,decision to deny the writ application in this case. I write separately to emphasize the importance of perfecting a record when seeking to invoke exceptions to Constitutional rights and guarantees.

This case presents allegations of a most serious nature, namely the execution of a witness in a criminal case. The facts as alleged by the State are as follows: the defendant shot the victim multiple times. While recovering from his injuries in the hospital, the victim identified the defendant as his assailant. - Following the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Pointer v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  2. State v. VaughnSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1984
  3. State v. SarrioLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2001

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. State v. HoffSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2019
  2. State v. CarterSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2016

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