State v. Haynes
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Twenty-Fifth Judicial District Court, Parish of Tangipahoa; Robert S. Ellis, Judge. • Joe Haynes and Anatole Williams were indicted for manslaughter. Williams was acquitted and Hayn.es was convicted and appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtLand, J.
The two accused were indicted for murder. During the trial the prosecution abandoned the case against Anatole Williams, and he was acquitted. Joe Haynes was found guilty of manslaughter, and recommended to the mercy of the court. The accused filed motions for a new trial, and in arrest of judgment, which were overruled, and he was sentenced to imprisonment at hard labor for 20 years. The accused has appealed.
The motion for a new trial sets forth that the verdict was not responsive, and was contrary to the evidence. The motion set forth what purports to be the evidence adduced on the trial of…
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