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Robertson v. Blackburn

Supreme Court of Louisiana
Feb 13, 1981
392 So. 2d 649 (La. 1981)

Opinion

No. 80-K-1518.

February 13, 1981.

In Re: Leon Robertson applying for Writs of Certiorari, Prohibition, Mandamus and Habeas Corpus, Parish of Bossier, No. 55,783.


Denied.

DIXON, C. J., 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".

DENNIS, J., 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).


Summaries of

Robertson v. Blackburn

Supreme Court of Louisiana
Feb 13, 1981
392 So. 2d 649 (La. 1981)
Case details for

Robertson v. Blackburn

Case Details

Full title:STATE OF LOUISIANA EX REL. LEON ROBERTSON v. FRANK C. BLACKBURN, WARDEN

Court:Supreme Court of Louisiana

Date published: Feb 13, 1981

Citations

392 So. 2d 649 (La. 1981)