Legal Opinion
State v. Penns
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided December 20, 1999No. 99-KP-2916, 99-KP-3282PublishedCited by 93 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
758 So.2d 776 (1999)
STATE of Louisiana
v.
Esther PENNS.
State of Louisiana
v.
Nelson Davis.
Nos. 99-KP-2916, 99-KP-3282.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
December 20, 1999.
PER CURIAM.[*]
In these two consolidated applications, we review district court rulings granting relief to inmates who claim that trial judges instructed jurors improperly on the definition of reasonable doubt. Because the district courts erred, we grant the state's applications, set aside the judgments granting respondents post-conviction relief, and reinstate their convictions and sentences.
In 1979, an Orleans Parish jury found…
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2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Cage v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
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