Legal Opinion
State v. Taylor
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided May 15, 1892No. 10,035PublishedCited by 27 opinions
APPEAL from the Twenty-fifth District Court, Parish of Lafayette. Mouton, J.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
McEnery, J.
The defendant was indicted for murder, tried and convicted for manslaughter, and sentenced to the penitentiary to seven years’ imprisonment, from which judgment he has appealed.
He filed motions to quash the indictment and the venire drawn for the second and third weeks.
The two motions are based on the same grounds and supported by the same evidence.
1. That the persons who acted as jury commissioners had no authority to act in that capacity, having never been appointed, and if appointed no record was made of the fact in the minutes of the…
2Cited by27 opinions
- State ex rel. Murphy v. TownsendSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1904
- Mullins v. StateSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1980
- State Ex Rel. Porterie v. SmithSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1935
- State v. DarkSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1940
- State v. PooleSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1924
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