State v. Johnson’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

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1. “"In his brief, the defendant alleges only that the verdict is contrary to the law and the evidence. He points to several conflicts in the trial testimony. "In criminal cases, our review is limited to questions of law. LSA-Const. Art. 5, § 5(C) (1974). Defendant's contentions relate to the weight of the evidence and the credibility of the witnesses. They raise no question of law. " In State v. Grey, 257 La. 1070 , 245 So.2d 178 (1971), we held: 'The allegation that the verdict is contrary to the law and the evidence and the attack upon the credibility of the witnesses and their evidence present no question of law for our review.'"”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 347 So. 2d 483 - State v. Anthony