State v. Hamilton
Supreme Court of Louisiana
State v. Hamilton, 356 So. 2d 422 (La. 1978)
1978 La. LEXIS 5792
Dennis, Tate
State v. Hamilton
Dissenting Opinion
dissent: See State v. Gilmore, 332 So.2d 789 (La. 1976).
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 life imprisonment at hard labor without benefit of probation, parole or suspension of sentence for a period of twenty years. Roberts v. Louisiana, 428 U.S. 325, 96 S.Ct. 3001, 49 L.Ed.2d 974 (1976); State v. Jenkins, 340 So.2d 157 (La. 1976).
Reference
- Full Case Name
- STATE of Louisiana v. Rodney C. HAMILTON
- Cited By
- 1 case
- Status
- Published