State v. Goodwin
Supreme Court of Louisiana
1Opinion of the Court
HIGGINS, Justice.
The defendant was indicted for the murder of his wife on April 27, 1936. He was tried twice, the first trial resulting in a mistrial, and, on the second one, he was found guilty of manslaughter. The court sentenced him to serve a term of not less than five nor more than fifteen years at hard labor in the State Penitentiary. He appealed from the verdict of the jury and the sentence of the court and relies for reversal thereof on seventeen bills of exception.
In order that a number of the issues raised by the bills may be more clearly under stood, it is necessary to state the…
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2Cases cited34 opinions
- State v. DallaoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1937
- State v. GennaSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1927
- State v. DucreSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1931
- State v. BlountSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1909
- State v. NahoumSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1931
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3Cited by24 opinions
- Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- State v. HillsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1961
- State v. SimpsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1949
- State v. LabatSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1954
- State v. BuecheSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1962
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