Legal Opinion

State v. Jackson

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided November 14, 1977No. 59744PublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

352 So.2d 195 (1977)

STATE of Louisiana

v.

Leo JACKSON.

No. 59744.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

November 14, 1977.

Maurice T. Hattier, Orleans Indigent Defender Program, New Orleans, for defendant-appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Harry F. Connick, Dist. Atty., William L. Brockman, Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.

TATE, Justice.

The defendant was convicted of distribution of heroin, La.R.S. 40:966, and sentenced to life imprisonment. His appeal raises four assignments of error. We find merit in Assignment 1, relating to the improper admission of…

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2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. State v. JonesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1976
  2. State v. VinceSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1974
  3. State v. LedetSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1977
  4. State v. FrederickSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1976
  5. State v. GainesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1977

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3Cited by29 opinions

  1. State v. LeeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2008
  2. State v. HatcherSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1979
  3. State v. McDermittSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1981
  4. State v. OdenbaughSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2011
  5. State v. TilleySupreme Court of Louisiana · 2000

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