Legal Opinion
State v. Vail
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided December 28, 2017No. 17–354PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPickett, Judge
FACTS
On October 30, 1962, Mary Horton Vail's body was recovered from the Calcasieu River. Her husband, William Felix Horton, had reported to the local authorities in Lake Charles that he and his wife had been in a boat on the river at night, checking trot lines, when his wife accidently fell out of the boat and drowned. The investigating officers were suspicious of Mr. Vail's account of how he claimed the incident occurred based on what they viewed as inconsistencies between what he reported to them and physical findings on the boat. Mr. Vail was arrested and charged with his wife's murder.…
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