State v. Crowley
Supreme Court of Louisiana
APPEAL from the Criminal District Court for the parish of Orleans. Luzenburg, J. JFfrst — 'When the exact; point in a bill of exceptions cannot be discovered, tbe bill must be disregarded. 1 Parker, 272; 6 An. 420, 651; 11 An. 283, 430; 12 An. 679 ; 14 An. 461. Second — If the evidence has a diroct tendency to prove the particular crime charged, it is admissible, although it tends to prove the commission, or contemplated commission, of another separate and distinct offense.…
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APPEAL from the Criminal District Court for the parish of Orleans. Luzenburg, J. JFfrst — 'When the exact; point in a bill of exceptions cannot be discovered, tbe bill must be disregarded. 1 Parker, 272; 6 An. 420, 651; 11 An. 283, 430; 12 An. 679 ; 14 An. 461. Second — If the evidence has a diroct tendency to prove the particular crime charged, it is admissible, although it tends to prove the commission, or contemplated commission, of another separate and distinct offense. 38 Mo., 496, 587; 42 Ib.» 242. Third — Evidence to prove the reputed wealth of the deceased, and that he had money in…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Todd, J.
Martin Nolan and Alexander Giles, alias Joe Little, alias Freneby Joe, were indicted in the Criminal Court of the parish of Orleans, for the murder of M. L. Mead. They were tried under said indictment, and the jury returned a verdict against them of guilty without capital punishment, and from the sentence and judgment of the court, rendered in accordance with said verdict, they have appealed.
The record contains several bills of exception, a motion for a new trial, and a motion in arrest of judgment, relied on by the accused to obtain a reversal…
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