State v. Birbiglia
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Criminal District Court, Parish of Orleans: Joshua G. Baker, Judge. Felix John Birbiglia and Charles Jones Zalenka were convicted of murder, and appeal.
1Opinion
On Rehearing.
O’NIELL, J.
Felix John Birbiglia and Charles Jones Zalenka were indicted, together with one Robert Burns, for the murder of Mrs. Bertha Michelsohn Neason.
Birbiglia filed a motion to quash the indict-’ ment on the ground that only nine members of the grand jury were present or took part in the investigation of the case or the finding of the indictment. The motion was overruled, and Birbiglia’s counsel reserved a bill of exception to the ruling.
Thereafter Zalenka and Burns, through their attorney, moved for a severance, alleging that their defenses were antagonistic to *23those of…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- State v. GriggsbySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1906
- State v. HoganSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1906
- State v. McLaughlinSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1916
- State v. CauseySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1891
- State v. ClarkSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1894
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