State v. Huff
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Seventeenth Judicial District Court, Parish of Vermilion; W. W. Bailey, Judge. . Hunter Huff was convicted of assault with intent to rape, and he appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtProvo Sty, J.
The accused was convicted by a jury of assault with intent to rape, was sentenced to a term of not less than two years and not more than three years at hard labor, and has appealed.
[1] The first bill of exceptions is to the ac*319tion of the trial judge in allowing the husband of the prosecutrix to remain with her in the courtroom while all the other witnesses were excluded.
This was a matter within the discretion of the court. 12 Cyc. 546, 547; Marr’s Crim. Juris. 713; State v. Suire, 142 La. 101, 76 South. 254; State v. Hardy, 142 La. 1061, 78 South. 116.
[2] The second bill shows as follows:
“The…
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