State v. Harris
Supreme Court of Louisiana
ON APPEAL from the Fourth Judicial District Court for the Parish of Grant. Machen, J.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion 'of the court was delivered by
Nichols, C. J.
The defendant, Andy Harris, was indicted jointly with his wife, Anna Harris, for the murder of -Jesse Brown.
Before the trial a severance was granted on the application of the -wife.
The defendant was tried and convicted of murder without capital punishment, and sentenced to the penitentiary for life.
Appellant’s counsel informs us in his brief that the severance was granted on the ground that the defenses of the husband and wife ■were contradictory and conflicting.
He says that the wife had set up in her defense that in firing the-shot…
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