Chief Justice John A. Dixon, Jr. Interview (1983)
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: News, Public Affairs
Place Covered: Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 1983-03-25
Duration: 00:03:46
Subjects: Crime | Capital Punishment | JUDGES | Louisiana. Supreme Court | Dixon, John A., Jr.
Contributors:
- George, Beth Host
- Young, David Reporter
- Dixon, John A., Jr. Interviewee
Description
This segment from the March 25, 1983, episode of “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features an interview with Chief Justice John A. Dixon, Jr. of the Louisiana Supreme Court. Justice Dixon discusses Louisiana’s capital punishment law and why so many death penalty cases have been reversed. Host: Beth George