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Supreme Court of Louisiana· 5/8/1985

State v. Wilson

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  • 467 So. 2d 503

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  • the court found no need for venue change where only four of thirty-nine jurors were excused for having a fixed opinion
  • murder by point-blank gunshot wound to the face with sawed-off shotgun did not support finding of HAC aggravating circumstance
  • although 24 of 39 prospective jurors examined had heard about the crime, only four were excused on grounds of bias, a percentage too low to support a finding of collective community prejudice sufficient to warrant a change of venue
  • “The voluntariness of defendant’s consent to search is a question of fact to be determined by the trial judge under the facts and circumstances surrounding each case and the trial court’s determinations as to the credibility of witnesses is to be accorded great weight on appeal.”
  • “The voluntariness of defendant’s consent to search is a question of fact to be determined by the trial judge under the facts and circumstances surrounding each case and the trial court’s determinations as to the credibility of witnesses is to be accorded great weight on appeal.”

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Judges: Blanche

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