State v. Honeycutt

HAWTHORNE, Justice.

Defendant, Edward (W. T.) Honeycutt,, charged in a bill of indictment with the crime of aggravated rape, denounced by Article 42 of the Louisiana Criminal Code,. Act No. 43 of 1942, was found guilty as. charged and sentenced to death. From this conviction and sentence he has appealed' to this court.

This is the second time this defendant has-been found guilty by a petit jury of the offense charged in the bill of indictment. On appeal to this court after his first conviction, the verdict and sentence were set aside and the case remanded to the lower-court for a new trial for…