State v. Willis

McCALEB, Justice.

Appellant was charged with and convicted of an aggravated battery upon Betty Jean Willis by shooting her with a pistol for violation of R.S. 14:34 and sentenced to serve seven years at hard labor in the State Penitentiary. During the trial 21 bills of exceptions were reserved by appellant upon which he relies for a reversal of his conviction.

All of the bills relate to two alleged prejudicial errors committed by the judge— (1) in permitting the district attorney to impeach Mrs. Willis, the State’s only eyewitness to the crime, and (2) in admitting certain prior inconsistent…