Legal Opinion

State v. Bennett

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided April 10, 1978No. 61067PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

357 So.2d 1136 (1978)

STATE of Louisiana

v.

Joseph Allen BENNETT.

No. 61067.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

April 10, 1978.

Rehearing Denied May 19, 1978.

Kenneth E. Barnette, Seale, Smith & Phelps, Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Ossie B. Brown, Dist. Atty., Marilyn C. Castle, Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.

MARCUS, Justice.

Joseph Allen Bennett and Carl R. Craig were charged in the same information with the crime of simple burglary in violation of La.R.S. 14:62. Bennett was separately tried by a jury and found guilty…

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2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Namet v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. State v. CarlisleSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1975
  3. State v. GeorgeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1977
  4. State v. KingSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1978
  5. State v. RussellSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1977

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. State v. LeeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1978
  2. State v. AdamsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1981
  3. State v. HughesLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1991
  4. State v. MolinarioSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1980
  5. State v. WardSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1986

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