Turner v. Louisiana

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1965-01-18

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Mr. Justice Stewart delivered the opinion of the Court. The petitioner, Wayne Turner, was indicted in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, upon a charge of murder committed during the course of a robbery. After a three-day trial a jury found him guilty as charged. . He was sentenced to death. The conviction was affirmed by the Supreme Court of Louisiana, 1 and we granted certiorari<footnotem…

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