Legal Opinion
State v. Horton
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided May 22, 1922No. 25257PublishedCited by 17 opinions
Appeal from Twelfth Judicial District Court, Parish of De Soto; John H. Boone, Judge. Cordell Horton was convicted of manslaughter, and he appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtSt. Paul, J.
The defendant was indicted for murder and convicted of manslaughter. He complains solely of certain remarks made by the district attorney in his closing argument, fully set forth in the following bill of exceptions:
“Be it remembered; That on the trial of this case, and while the district 1 attorney was presenting his argument to the court, he used the following language to the jury : ‘Gentlemen, in conclusion I can only say in the language of the ignorant negro witness, who said, “If one eon shoot down a man lilce that for nothing and get out, then let us all do it and MU us one." ’
“(Whereupon…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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3Cited by17 opinions
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