Legal Opinion
State v. Allen
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided November 8, 1943No. 37297PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ODOM, Justice.
Relator was indicted and tried for the crime of murder. He was convicted as charged and sentenced to death. He appealed to this court, and the conviction and sentence were affirmed. State v. Allen, 203 La. 1016, 14 So.2d 821.
On August 6, 1943, the Governor issued a warrant directed to the sheriff of Iberia Parish, where relator was convicted and sentenced^ directing him to carry out the sentence and judgment of the court by electrocuting relator on August 31, 1943. Thereafter, counsel for relator made application to the trial judge for the appointment of a lunacy commission to…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- People v. EspositoNew York Court of Appeals · 1942
- State v. MesserSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1940
- State v. CannonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1936
- State v. RidgwaySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1933
- State ex rel. Paine v. PottsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1897
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Ford v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- State v. PerrySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1986
- State v. PerrySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1992
- State v. BessarSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1948
- State v. ClarkSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1979
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