State v. Thompson
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from criminal district court, parish of Orleans; Frank D. Cfirétien, Judge. George Thompson was convicted of murder, and appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBreaux, J.
The defendant was indicted jointly with William Newton for killing Bill Draws. He was tried and found guilty, and condemned to suffer the extreme penalty of the law. He appeals.
The defendant Thompson was tried twice. On the first trial, Newton was acquitted, and the defendant Thompson was found guilty. He appealed to this court. The verdict and sentence in this first case were reversed on the ground that, the prosecuting officer had gone out of the record in his argument to the jury. State v. Thompson, 106 La. 362, 30 South. 895.
The case was remanded. Thompson was again tried, and the result…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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