STATE v. HUMPHREY

No. 82-KA-2141.

445 So.2d 1155 (1984)

STATE of Louisiana v. James Louis HUMPHREY.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

January 16, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Leonard Knapp, Jr., Dist. Atty., Eugene Bouquet, Robert R. Bryant, Jr., Asst. Dist. Attys., for plaintiff-appellee.

Richard P. Ieyoub, Thomas L. Lorenzi, Lake Charles, for defendant-appellant.


CALOGERO, Justice.

In this appeal following a jury's finding the defendant guilty of two counts of manslaughter, for the reasons which follow, we affirm the defendant's conviction and sentence on each count to fifteen years at hard labor with the sentences to run consecutively.

This case has had a somewhat lengthy procedural history. The matter first came to this Court on a pre-trial writ which was granted in order to decide whether evidence of prior offenses...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases