Legal Opinion

State v. Mulrolland

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided December 15, 1861PublishedCited by 17 opinions

Appeal from the First District Court of New Orleans, Hunt, J.

1Opinion of the CourtVooehies, J.

The prisoner was sentenced to death for the crime of murder.

On appeal he asks the reversal of this judgment on several grounds, which are brought up by bills of exception.

1. The Attorney General, in the court below, propounded to a witness the foEowing question:

“What conversation took place between the prisoner and said Condon as to the manner in which the said Condon received his wound, and by whom inflicted? ”

The party killed was an individual by the name of W. O. Somers; and Condon, the quarter-master of a steamship, was wounded whilst attempting to effect the arrest of the prisoner. The…

2Cited by17 opinions

  1. State v. BlountSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1909
  2. State v. PalmerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1955
  3. State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1903
  4. State v. RobinsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1904
  5. State v. JuggerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1950

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