Legal Opinion

State v. Chavers

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided April 29, 1974No. 54234PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

294 So.2d 489 (1974)

STATE of Louisiana, Appellee,

v.

Dennis Wayne CHAVERS, Appellant.

No. 54234.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

April 29, 1974.

Rehearing Denied June 7, 1974.

Joseph D. Cascio, Jr., Hayes, Harkey, Smith & Cascio, Monroe, for defendant-appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., J. Carl Parkerson, Dist. Atty., Charles A. Traylor, II, Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.

TATE, Justice.

The defendant Chavers was convicted of manslaughter, La.R.S. 14:31, and sentenced to ten years' imprisonment at hard labor.

The twelve bills of exceptions perfected…

Also in this document: Dissent.

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Washington v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Williams v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  3. Jones v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1962
  4. State v. DouglasSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1973
  5. State v. CliftonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1965

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. State v. NixSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1975
  2. State v. JenkinsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1976
  3. State v. MatthewsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1984
  4. State v. SmithSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1976
  5. State v. ResterSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1975

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