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Harold Alvin Campbell v. Louisiana
IFP petition · Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit, No. 23-614 · judgment April 17, 2024
Questions presented
QUESTIONS ) FOR REVIEW 1. WHETHER THE LOUISIANA STATE MURDER STATUTES WHICH INCORP ORATES ” NO INTENT TO KILL ", LSA-RS 14:30.1(2), 14:31(2), ARE UNCONSTITUTIONALLY A DISTINCTION IN PUNISHMENT, WITHOUT A DIFFERENCE IN BEHAVIOR,IN COMPARISON TO LSA-RS 14:32(1), AS SUCH, IS CONTRARY TO AND IN VIOLATION OF THE 5TH,:8TH, AND THE 14TH AMENDMENTS OF THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION ? 2.. WHETHER THE LOUISIANA COURTS JURY INSTRUCTIONS TO JURORS, RELEVANT TO THEIR CHOICE OF SECOND DEGREE MURDER STATUTE THAT SIMULTANEOUSLY INCORPORATES, PART IN PART, BOTH THE ( " SPECIFIC INTENT TO KILL " AND " NO INTENT TO KILL " ), AMBIGUIOUSLY FUNCTIONS AS AN INTERPOSITION AND NULLIFICATION OF JURY INSTRUCTIONS RELEVANT TO JURORS CHOICE TO THE LOUIS IANA NEGLIGENT HOMICIDE STATUTE,AND THE CRIMINAL NEGLIGENCE DEFENSE OF DEFENDENTS,AS SUCH, IS CONTRARY TO,AND IN VIOLA TION OF,THE 5TH, 8TH, AND THE 14TH AMENDMENTS OF THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION ?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Harold Alvin Campbell
For respondent
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Case
Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences
Proceedings
- Jan 12 2026Rehearing DENIED.
- Dec 23 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
- Oct 28 2025Petition for Rehearing filed.
- Oct 06 2025Petition DENIED.
- Aug 21 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
- Jun 26 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 8, 2025)