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Opinions in Louisiana that cite State v. Sonnier, 380 So. 2d 1.

90 citing documents.

  • State v. Tilley 767 So. 2d 6 La. 2000
    This Court, however, has vacated only one capital sentence on the ground that it was disproportionate to the offense and the circumstances of the offender, although it effectively decapitalized another death penalty reversal on other grounds.
  • State v. Hoffman 768 So. 2d 542 La. 2000
  • State v. Anthony 776 So. 2d 376 La. 2000
  • State v. Casey 775 So. 2d 1022 La. 2000
    -10 (La.1987), (involving a conviction reversed on other grounds but containing dicta suggesting the death penalty disproportionate; on remand, the state reduced the charge to second degree murder and the jury returned a verdict of manslaughter).
  • State v. Broadway 753 So. 2d 801 La. 1999
  • State v. Lucky 755 So. 2d 845 La. 1999
  • State v. Thibodeaux 750 So. 2d 916 La. 1999
    -10 (La.1987) [In case reversed on other grounds, dictum suggesting that death penalty disproportionate].
  • State v. Hampton 750 So. 2d 867 La. 1999
  • State v. Wessinger 736 So. 2d 162 La. 1999
    (in case reversed on other grounds, dictum suggesting that death penalty disproportionate).
  • State v. Snyder 750 So. 2d 832 La. 1999
    This court, however, has vacated only one capital sentence on the ground that it was disproportionate *862 to the offense and the circumstances of the offender, although it effectively decapitalized another death penalty reversal on other grounds.
  • State v. Castleberry 758 So. 2d 749 La. 1999
    -710 (La.1987) (in case reversed on other grounds, dictum suggesting that death penalty disproportionate).
  • State v. Frost 727 So. 2d 417 La. 1998
    This Court, however, has vacated only one capital sentence on grounds it was disproportionate to the offense and the circumstances of the offender, although it effectively decapitalized another death penalty reversal on other grounds.
  • State v. Brumfield 737 So. 2d 660 La. 1998
  • State v. Tyler 723 So. 2d 939 La. 1998
  • State v. Letulier 750 So. 2d 784 La. 1998
    This Court, however, has vacated only one capital sentence on the ground that it was disproportionate to the offense and the circumstances of the offender
  • State v. Robertson 712 So. 2d 8 La. 1998
  • State v. Comeaux 699 So. 2d 16 La. 1997
  • State v. Bourque 699 So. 2d 1 La. 1997
    (the only capital sentence to date which this Court has vacated as disproportionate).
  • State v. Connolly 700 So. 2d 810 La. 1997
    [10] this court determined the death penalty was excessive, and remanded the case to the trial court for resentencing to life imprisonment.
  • State v. Koon 704 So. 2d 756 La. 1997
  • State v. Craig 699 So. 2d 865 La. 1997
    This Court, *875 however, has vacated only one capital sentence on grounds it was disproportionate to the offense and the circumstances of the offender, (La.
  • State v. Roy 681 So. 2d 1230 La. 1996
    -10 (La.1987) (in case reversed on other grounds, dictum suggesting that death penalty disproportionate).
  • State v. Bordenave 678 So. 2d 19 La. 1996
    Cf., -19 (La.1987); -28 (La.1980)
  • State v. Arnold 535 So. 2d 937 La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 1988
  • State v. Lee 524 So. 2d 1176 La. 1988
    [14] The only case in which this court set aside a
  • State v. Kyles 513 So. 2d 265 La. 1987
    (emphasis supplied) [10] The only case in which this court set aside a
  • State v. Brooks 505 So. 2d 714 La. 1987
  • State v. Jones 474 So. 2d 919 La. 1985
    The only reversal of a death penalty on the sole basis of disproportionality under the statutory system adapted in 1976 in which the defendant's relatively minor role in the crime took place under the dominance of his older brother.
  • State v. Williams 480 So. 2d 721 La. 1985
    a case involving Elmo Sonnier's brother as a participant in the same murders.
  • State v. Wingo 457 So. 2d 1159 La. 1984
    The only pure proportionality decision in Louisiana under the post-1976 in which the death penalty was set aside because defendant's participation was relatively minor and his brother's influence and domination were so significant that defendant otherwise would not likely have participated in the murders.
  • State v. Welcome 458 So. 2d 1235 La. 1984
  • State v. Summit 454 So. 2d 1100 La. 1984
    [21] in which this court set aside a death penalty because the court decided that the evidence showed that the younger of the two brothers, both of whom raped and murdered a young girl, played a relatively minor role and was under the domination of his older brother.
  • State v. Green 443 So. 2d 531 La. 1983
    defendant sought to suppress an inculpatory statement which was the fruit of a polygraph examination.
  • State v. Kirkpatrick 443 So. 2d 546 La. 1983
  • State v. Willie 436 So. 2d 553 La. 1983
  • State v. Knighton 436 So. 2d 1141 La. 1983
  • State v. Moore 432 So. 2d 209 La. 1983
    Since an inference of arbitrariness arises when the jury's recommendation is inconsistent with sentences imposed in similar cases from the same jurisdiction (), our review generally entails a comparison and analysis of other cases involving similar facts.
  • State v. Narcisse 426 So. 2d 118 La. 1983
  • State v. Sawyer 422 So. 2d 95 La. 1982
  • State v. Sonnier 402 So. 2d 650 La. 1981