Supreme Court of Louisiana, 1972

State v. Singleton

Supreme Court of Louisiana · Decided October 26, 1972 · Per Curiam

268 So. 2d 220; 263 La. 267; 1972 La. LEXIS 5333 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Cases that cite this one

15 later published cases cite this decision.

Jimmie Dewain Kennedy v. Ross Maggio, Jr., Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary (5th Cir. 1984)
State v. GRH (La. Ct. App. 2009)
State of Louisiana v. G. R. H. (La. Ct. App. 2009)
State v. Lee (La. 1976)
State v. Vail (La. Ct. App. 2017)
State v. Thomas (La. Ct. App. 2017)
State of Louisiana v. William Felix Vail (La. Ct. App. 2017)
State of Louisiana v. Fredrick Thomas (La. Ct. App. 2017)
Roberts v. Louisiana (Supreme Court of the United States 1976)
State v. Craig (La. 1976)
State v. Hunter (La. 1975)
State ex rel. Williams v. State (La. 1997)
State v. Johnson (La. 1983)
State v. Hunter (La. 1976)
State v. Preece (La. 1972)

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Opinion

PER CURIAM.

Defendant, Edison Arthur Singleton, was convicted of aggravated rape and the death sentence imposed was affirmed by this Court. 253 La. 18, 215 So.2d 838 (1968).

Citing Stewart v. Massachusetts, 408 U.S. 845, 92 S.Ct. 2845, 33 L.Ed.2d 744 (1972) following Furman v. Georgia, 408 U.S. 238, 92 S.Ct. 2726, 33 L.Ed.2d 346 (1972), the United States Supreme Court vacated the judgment herein insofar as it left undisturbed the death penalty imposed and remanded this case to this Court for further proceedings. 408 U.S. 932, 92 S.Ct. 2852, 33 L.Ed.2d 745 (1972).

We construe the Mandate of the United States Supreme Court to require the imposition of a sentence other than death. Cf., State v. Shaffer, 260 La. 605, 257 So. *270 2d 121 (1971) and State v. Duplessis, 260 La. 644, 257 So.2d 135 (1971).

Accordingly, in compliance with the Mandate' of the United States Supreme 'Court, the death sentence imposed upon defendant is annulled and set aside, and the case is remanded to the 17th Judicial' District Court with instructions to the trial judge to sentence the defendant to life imprisonment.

Case remanded.

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