Legal Opinion

State v. Brooks

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided October 10, 1977No. 59442PublishedCited by 37 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

350 So.2d 1174 (1977)

STATE of Louisiana

v.

Donald G. BROOKS.

No. 59442.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

October 10, 1977.

Truly W. McDaniel, New Orleans, for defendant-appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., John A. Richardson, Dist. Atty., B. Woodrow Nesbitt, Jr., Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.

SANDERS, Chief Justice.

The grand jury indicted the defendant, Donald G. Brooks, with the second degree murder and armed robbery of Rosario Brocato, violations of LSA-R.S. 14:30.1 and 14:64. A unanimous jury found him guilty as charged. The court sentenced him…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Woodson v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Roberts v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  3. State v. DotsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1971
  4. State v. TaylorSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1977
  5. State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1976

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3Cited by37 opinions

  1. State v. PrestridgeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1981
  2. State v. HillLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2007
  3. State v. GrahamSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1982
  4. State v. LandrySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1980
  5. State v. ParkerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1982

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