State v. Holmes

HAMLIN, Justice:

• Defendant appeals from his conviction of the crime of murder, LSA-R.S. 14:30, and his sentence to life imprisonment in the Louisiana State Penitentiary.

Bills of Exceptions Nos. 16, 20, 21 and 22, reserved during the course of trial, are presented for our consideration. The remaining bills of exceptions reserved during the proceedings are abandoned.

BILL OF EXCEPTIONS NO. 16.

Bill of Exceptions No. 16 was reserved when the trial court overruled defense counsel’s objection to the introduction in evidence of a document entitled, “Autopsy Report.”

The facts attached to this bill…