Legal Opinion

State v. Iverson

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided March 22, 1915No. 21056PublishedCited by 18 opinions

Appeal’from Twenty-First Judicial District Court, Parish, of Pointe Coupee; Joseph E. Le Blanc, Jr., Judge. John Iverson was convicted of murder, and appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtO’Niell, J.

The defendant was indicted with one Willie Shaw for the murder of one Dan Asbury. After their arraignment counsel for the appellant asked for a severance, which was granted. The trial of this defendant resulted in a verdict of guilty without capital punishment and a sentence to life imprisonment in the state penitentiary, from which verdict and sentence he has prosecuted this appeal.

[Í] The defendant’s first bill of exceptions was reserved to the court’s ruling sustaining the district attorney’s objection to the defendant’s question to a juror on his voir dire: “Do you believe in…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. State v. WalkerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1898
  2. State v. McCollumSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1914
  3. State v. LoganSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1900
  4. State v. JohnsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1914

3Cited by18 opinions

  1. State v. HodgesonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1974
  2. State v. ThayerOhio Supreme Court · 1931
  3. State v. BreedloveSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1941
  4. State v. MatassaSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1952
  5. State v. ScottSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1959

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