State v. Robertson
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Twenty-Second Judicial District Court, Parish, of East Baton Rouge; H. F. Brunot, Judge. Edward W. Robertson was convicted of manslaughter, and appeals. Rehearing denied; MONROE, J., dissenting.
1Opinion of the CourtBreaux, C. J.
An indictment, charging him with murder for having taken the life of Jos. L. Young, was found against the defendant and returned in court on the 9th day of December, 1912, by the grand jury of the parish of East Baton Rouge.
The jury not having agreed to a verdict in the first trial, the court had a mistrial entered. At the second trial defendant was found guilty of manslaughter and recommended to the extreme mercy of the court. He was sentenced to serve ten years in the penitentiary.
The defendant and the deceased were on friendly terms on the day of the homicide. The families of each of these…
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