State v. Spooner
Supreme Court of Louisiana
APPEAL from tlie Twenty-third District Court, Parish of West Baton Bouge. Talbot, J. The ruling of a trial court in refusing a new trial will not be revised by the Supreme Court unless the bill sets out the evidence to show the facts involved in the ruling.
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APPEAL from tlie Twenty-third District Court, Parish of West Baton Bouge. Talbot, J. The ruling of a trial court in refusing a new trial will not be revised by the Supreme Court unless the bill sets out the evidence to show the facts involved in the ruling. State vs. Nelson, 32 Ann. 842; State vs. Bolden, 35 Ann. 823 ¡ State vs. Chatman, 34 Ann. 881. Evidence of good character is admissible in the trial of one charged with murder, and such evidence offered for him “ should be considered by the court in connection with the rest as a part of the whole from which they are to determine their…
1Opinion of the Court
*782The opinion of the Court was delivered by
McEnery, J.
The defendant, Tom Spooner, was indicted, tried and convicted of murder aud sentenced to be executed.
From the verdict and sentence he has appealed.
There are four bills of exceptions to rulings of the court, which he alleges were prejudicial to him.
The first is to the overruling of his motion for a new trial.
There, was no evidence offered upon the trial of the motion, which is simply in the stereotyped form, that the verdict was contrary to the law and the evidence. It was properly overruled. 35 Anil. 823; 34 Ann. 881. »
The second bill is to…
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