State v. Chenier
Supreme Court of Louisiana
APPEAL from the Third District Court, parish of St. Martin. Fonte-lieu, J. No brief filed on behalf of the State. Jas. E. Mouton, for defendant, contended : That an arraignment of the accused before the trial had begun was necessary. He cited in his support State vs. Epps, 27 A. 227 ; State vs. Ford, 30 A. 311; State vs. Christian, 30 A. 367.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Spencer, J.
The defendant having been indicted for rape, was convicted without capital punishment, and sentenced to hard labor for life. He appeals, and relies upon several bills of exception as grounds for reversal. It will only be necessary to notice one of them. •
The case having been called for trial by the State, a jury having been empaneled and sworn, and the trial proceeded with, the attorney for the State, suggesting that the defendant had not been arraigned and had entered no plea, moved that he be arraigned and that he be required to plead. The…
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