Legal Opinion

State v. McDonald

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided November 6, 1950No. 39901PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FOURNET, Chief Justice.

The defendant, Golda Forrest McDonald, reserved numerous bills of exceptions during the course of her trial, conviction, and sentence on a charge of manslaughter, but having failed to present them to the trial judge for his signature and action prior to her appeal, there are no valid bills before this court, and, consequently, nothing for us to review since there are no errors patent on the face of the record. Articles 499, 542, and 545 of the Code of Criminal Procedure; State v. Carlson, 192 La. 501, 188 So. 155; State v. Owens, 210 La. 808, 809, 28 So.2d 337; and…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. State v. BrownSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1948
  2. State v. CarlsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1939
  3. State v. Owens.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1946

3Cited by17 opinions

  1. State v. DartezSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1952
  2. State v. BrazileSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1958
  3. State v. BennettSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1958
  4. State v. GreenSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1964
  5. State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1970

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