State v. Preston
Cases that cite this one
3 later published cases cite this decision.
- Hillery Preston v. Ross Maggio, Jr., Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary and William J. Guste, Jr., Attorney General of Louisiana (5th Cir. 1984)
- Hillery Preston v. Ross Maggio, Jr., Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary (5th Cir. 1983)
- Hillery Preston v. Frank C. Blackburn, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary (5th Cir. 1981)
This list shows which later cases cite this one. It does not say how they treated it, and no review of that has been done. Not a substitute for Shepard’s or KeyCite — verify before relying.
Opinion of the Court
Defendant’s conviction is affirmed, but the death penalty imposed is annulled and set aside, and the case is remanded to the district court with instructions to sentence the defendant to imprisonment at hard labor for a period of twenty (20) years. Selman v. Louisiana, 428 U.S. 906, 96 S.Ct. 3214, 49 L.Ed.2d 1212 (1976); Roberts v. Louisiana, 428 U.S. 325, 96 S.Ct. 3001, 49 L.Ed.2d 974 (1976); State v. Sledge, 340 So.2d 205 (La. 1976); State v. Lee, 340 So.2d 180 (La. 1976).
Case-law data current through December 31, 2025. Source: CourtListener bulk data.