Legal Opinion
State v. Morris
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided November 12, 1963No. 46657PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMITER, Justice.
Timothy Morris was convicted, and thereafter sentenced to death, for the murder of Lee Ethel Small in a barroom located in the City of Franklin. On this appeal he is relying on four bills of exceptions for reversal.
Bill Number 1 was reserved to the overruling of a motion for a change of venue. Anent this bill the record discloses that the alleged crime was committed May 27, 1962, and that the accused was tried twice therefor. The first trial occurred on September 24 and 25, 1962, but it resulted in a mistrial. Immediately, the case was fixed to be tried anew on October 29,…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Kiefer v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1958
- Oxendine v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1958
- State v. BischertMontana Supreme Court · 1957
- Archina v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1957
- McKee v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1947
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3Cited by57 opinions
- State v. BanksTennessee Supreme Court · 1978
- State v. MartinSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1994
- State v. LindseySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1981
- State v. AdamsWashington Supreme Court · 1969
- State v. MageeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2012
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