Legal Opinion
State v. Sadler
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided April 17, 1899No. 13,053PublishedCited by 30 opinions
ON APPEAL from the Criminal District Court for the Parish of Orleans. Moise, J.
1Opinion of the CourtOn rehearing by Blanchard, J.
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Watkins, J.
The two defendants were jointly indicted for the murder of one Peter Hiller, and on the trial the jury returned a verdict against Robert Sadler of “guilty as charged,” and against Charles Campbell of “guilty without capital punishment.”
Thereupon, the trial judge sentenced Robert Sadler to the extreme penalty of the law, and Charles Campbell to hard labor in the penitentiary for the term of his natural life; and from that sentence and judgment, both defendants prosecute this appeal.
In the course of the trial, quite a number of bills of…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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