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241 La. 249

128 So.2d 646

State v. Robertson

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided March 20, 1961

Supreme Court of Louisiana · decided 1961-03-20

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Decided 1961-03-20

How this case has been cited

Cited by 47 later decisions — most recently August 2018 · most notably State v. Levi (1971), 803 So. 2d 916 - State v. Kennedy (2001)

2 federal appellate · 2 district · 43 state decisions

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HAMITER, Justice

¶1(dissenting).

¶2In my opinion LRS 14:129, which denounces jury tampering, is clear, explicit, definite and, hence, not unconstitutional. The language of the statute, when considered as a whole and in the light of common usage as must be done, can and does mean only that a person is prohibited from improperly resorting to conduct that purposes to sway or persuade (the word “influence” is so defined in Webster’s New International Dictionary, Second Edition— Unabridged) any petit juror with respect to a jury verdict in the rendition of which he has been chosen to participate.

¶3I respectfully dissent.

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