State ex rel. Robertson v. Blackburn
State ex rel. Robertson v. Blackburn
392 So. 2d 649; 1981 La. LEXIS 7096
(Southern Reporter, Second Series)
State ex rel. Robertson v. Blackburn
Opinion of the Court
In Re: Leon Robertson applying for Writs of Certiorari, Prohibition, Mandamus and Habeas Corpus, Parish of Bossier, No. 55,783.
Denied.
Concurring Opinion
concurs in the denial. The specific intent necessary for 2nd degree murder may be the intent to do great bodily harm. Relator admitted hitting the victim with his rifle, which “went off”.
Dissenting Opinion
would grant an evidentiary hearing to determine whether the relator’s plea of guilty was voluntary as to the specific intent element of second degree murder. See, Henderson v. Morgan, 426 U.S. 637, 96 S.Ct. 2253, 49 L.Ed.2d 108 (1976).
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