Legal Opinion

State v. Oliver

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided January 2, 1922No. 24993PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Appeal from Fifteenth. Judicial District Court, Parish of Beauregard; Jerry Cline, Judge. Charles Oliver, alias Steam Shovel, was convicted of murder, and he appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtO’Niell, J.

Appellant was convicted of the crime of murder and condemned to suffer the penalty of death. No argument was made in this court, nor brief filed, by the attorney appointed to represent him.

[1] The record contains five bills of exception reserved to the rulings of the trial judge. We refrain from considering, at this time, the propositions submitted by the bills of exception, because the record does not show that a true bill was ever filed in court or found by the grand jury. The copy of the indictment in the record bears the official signature of the district attorney, the statement, “Filed…

2Cited by8 opinions

  1. State v. HooverSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1943
  2. State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1930
  3. State v. PeytonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1939
  4. State v. PopeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1949
  5. Rutley v. Honor & Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1927

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