Case law

State v. Clark

851 So. 2d 1055 · Supreme Court of Louisiana · Jun 27, 2003

Once the state has established beyond a reasonable doubt all necessary elements of the offense and shown that defendant has committed a crime, the defendant bears the burden of establishing his defense of insanity in order … After the court qualified Foster as an expert in the field of corrections, counsel asked that he "tell the jury what will happen if Sedwric Clark is given the death sentence."

Pratt v. McCoy

128 La. 570 · Supreme Court of Louisiana · Mar 27, 1911

The testimony establishes that at the request and instance of Dr. … Feucht, 117 La. 276 , 41 South. 572 , the court qualified that announcement. Still the extreme reluctance of our courts to enforce specific performance remains in full force.