State v. Hamilton
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Twenty-Fourth Judicial District Court, Parish of West Feliciana; George J. Woodside, Judge. Zeek Hamilton was convicted of manslaughter, and he appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
. Statement of the Case.
NICHOLLS, J.
Defendant appeals from a sentence for manslaughter, and presents his case to this court on three hills of exception, as follows, to wit:(1) “It having been previously testified, by a witness for the state, that, in jumping between the deceased and the defendant and pushing the defendant back, it was his idea to protect the defendant from the assault of the deceased, and Joe Stockett, a witness for defendant, being on the stand and testifying that he saw the parties at the time of the difficulty, he was asked by counsel for defendant: ‘From the appearance…
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