State v. Milam

ST. PAUL, Justice.

The defendant was tried for murder and convicted of manslaughter.

He complained, in arrest, of judgment, that at the time of his motion the only verdict appearing on the minutes was the simple word “Manslaughter,” which verdict was technically not responsive to the indictment. State v. Johnson, 46 La. Ann. 5, 14 So. 295; State v. Flanakin, 128 La. 455, 54 So. 940.

The trial judge, having observed this, asked the jury if it was their intention to find the accused guilty of manslaughter; whereupon thé jury, through its foreman, answered that it was their purpose to find the…