Legal Opinion

State v. Simon

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided November 4, 1912No. 19,543PublishedCited by 20 opinions

. Appeal from Criminal District Court, Parish of Orleans; Frank D. Chretien, Judge. Wilford J. Simon was indicted for murder and convicted of manslaughter, and he appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtProvo Sty, J.

The accused was tried for murder, and convicted of manslaughter, and sentenced to 10 years at hard labor.

A state witness havinig said on cross-ex amination that he had testified on two previous occasions, a first time in the district attorney’s private office, and a second time on the preliminary examination of the case, and that his testimony had been the same as now, and had been taken down in writing, counsel for accused orally in court called upon the district attorney to produce the testimony given in his private office. The district attorney would not do so, and the court refused to…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. State v. BlountSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1909
  2. State v. RobinsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1904
  3. State v. AndersonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1893
  4. State v. GoodsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1906
  5. State v. NichollsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1898

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. State v. HodgesonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1974
  2. State v. DreherSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1928
  3. State v. BreedloveSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1941
  4. State v. WestonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1957
  5. State v. DunnSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1926

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