Legal Opinion

State v. Atwood

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided May 27, 1946No. 38103PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

' HAWTHORNE, Justice.

Defendant, Webber Atwood, has appealed to this court from his conviction and sentence of death for the murder of Walter Mirl Timms.

During the proceedings in the court below, eight bills of exception were reserved.

Bills of Exception Nos. 1, 2, and 3.

These bills of exception were reserved to the refusal of the trial judge to sustain defendant’s challenge for cause of prospective jurors Ed Y. Berry, J. C. Seaman, and J. B. Barnes.

Counsel for defendant challenged each of these prospective jurors on the ground that he had formed an opinion 'as to the defendant’s guilt or…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. State v. RobertsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1913
  2. State v. HenrySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1942
  3. State v. FletcherSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1910
  4. State v. HeintzSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1932
  5. State v. CurtisSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1916

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. State v. RagsdaleSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1966
  2. State v. RideauSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1962
  3. State v. McClureSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1971
  4. State v. TaylorSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1973
  5. State v. SheffieldSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1957

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