State v. Bertrucci

The defendant, Mrs. Catherine Bertrucci, was arrested and confined in the parish jail for three months under an affidavit charging her with the murder of her husband. The grand jury investigated the charge, and found not a true bill, and the accused was released from custody.

Some weeks thereafter an affidavit was made by the brother of the deceased, charging Mrs. Bertrucci with the crime of manslaughter. On this affidavit the district attorney filed an information, and on a warrant issued under the information the accused was again arrested. She was released, however, on a bond for |1,500.…