State v. Simmons
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Twenty-Sixth Judicial District Court, Parish of Washington; Thomas Moore Burns, Judge. Ansil Simmons was convicted of manslaughter, and appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Statement of the Case.
MONROE, J.
Defendant was prosecuted' under an indictment for murder, and convicted of manslaughter; and, having appealed, he presents his case to this court by' means of bills of exception to the ruling of the trial judge (1) in refusing to grant a continuance, and (2) in excluding testimony to prove prior communicated threats, said to have been made by the deceased upon his: life.
Opinion.
1. It appears from the statement per curiam, in the first bill, that upon the first trial of the case (which resulted in a mistrial) a certain Will May was not summoned; that on a second…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- State v. FordSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1885
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- State v. TaylorSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1892
- State v. StewartSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1893
- State v. ForbesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1903
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