Case Name: STATE of Louisiana ex rel. Robert Edward COLLE v. C. Murray HENDERSON, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1972-09-28
Citations: 262 La. 1172
Docket Number: No. 52767
Parties: STATE of Louisiana ex rel. Robert Edward COLLE v. C. Murray HENDERSON, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary.
Judges: TATE, J., is of the opinion that the writ should be granted to examine the double jeopardy contention.
Reporter: Louisiana Reports
Volume: 262
Pages: 1171–1171

Head Matter:
266 So.2d 449
STATE of Louisiana ex rel. Robert Edward COLLE v. C. Murray HENDERSON, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary.
No. 52767.
Sept. 28, 1972.

Opinion:
BARHAM, J.,
is of the opinion the writ should be granted. Under Code of Crim. Procedure Article 362(6) double jeopardy may be raised at any time by writ of habeas corpus. Here, in one event, while committing armed robbery the relator killed the victim. On the same date he pleaded guilty to murder without capital and armed robbery and was sentenced to life and 15 years to run consecutively. The murder charge being entirely based on the felony murder provision of our law was founded entirely upon the armed robbery. The later plea to armed robbery constituted double jeopardy.
TATE, J., is of the opinion that the writ should be granted to examine the double jeopardy contention.
DIXON, J., dissents from the refusal.