Legal Opinion
State v. Latham
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided November 18, 1912No. 19,568Published
Appeal from Twenty-Fifth Judicial District Court, Parish of Tangipahoa; Robert S. Ellis, Judge. Will Latham was convicted of burglary in the nighttime and shooting with intent to kill, and appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMonroe, J.
The indictment charges that defendant—
“with felonious intent to kill and murder, and being armed with a dangerous weapon, to wit, a shotgun, did in the nighttime willfully, maliciously, and feloniously break and enter the dwelling house (same being used as a hotel and lodging house) of James R. Gamble, several persons, with Mary Doyle, being lawfully therein, and feloniously make an assault upon Mary Doyle, and did shoot and wound the said Mary Doyle,” etc.
And he was found guilty as charged without capital punishment, and sentenced to imprisonment at hard labor for life.
He relies in this…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- State v. HaabSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1901
- State v. BrownSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1849
- Consolidated Bank v. StewartSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1852