State v. Lazarone
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Fourteenth Judicial District Court, Parish of Avoyelles; G. H. Couvillon, Judge. Joe Lazarone, Jr., was convicted of manslaughter, and appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtPro Yo Sty, J.
The accused was tried for murder, and found guilty of manslaughter, and sentenced to 20 years at hard labor.
The deceased was found dead by the wayside, slain by some person unknown. This was a few hours after he had received his week’s wages, and been cursed and abused by the accused because of his refusal to pay a just debt of $2.85 out of said wages.
The theory of the defense was that the motive of the crime had been robbery; whereas, that of the prosecution was that it had been the animosity of the accused against the deceased for having refused to pay the debt, although having the money in…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- State v. WestSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1892
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