State v. Barrett
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Fourth Judicial District Court, Parish of Lincoln; Robert Brooks Dawkins, Judge. W. R. Barrett and others were convicted of manslaughter, and appeal.
1Opinion
On Rehearing — Statement of Case.
NICHOLLS, J.
On the application for a rehearing herein such serious doubts arose in the mind of the court as to the correctness of the views announced in the original opinion under the heading “Bills Nos. 2 and 3,” that the rehearing asked for was granted. We have examined the complaint made by the defendants that the state should have been permitted to propound and have answered, on cross-examination of the defendant Barrett, a witness on the stand for the defense, the following question:
“Mr. Barrett, how often have you been prosecuted before the courts, and…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Bartholomew v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1882
- Clarke v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1885
- People v. . BrownNew York Court of Appeals · 1878
- Ryan v. . the PeopleNew York Court of Appeals · 1880
- Van Bokkelen v. . BerdellNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
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