State v. Bolds
Supreme Court of Louisiana
APPEAL from the Thirteenth District Court Parish of St. Landry. Hudspeth, J. 1. In a criminal prosecution, the defense cannot demand a severance as a matter of right. 12 Wharton Or.
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APPEAL from the Thirteenth District Court Parish of St. Landry. Hudspeth, J. 1. In a criminal prosecution, the defense cannot demand a severance as a matter of right. 12 Wharton Or. P. and P. 309. The ruling of the trial court upon an application for a severance cannot he reviewed by the Supreme Court. 8 Aim. 114. 2. To entitle the defense to an attachment for an absent witness, service of the subpoena must be personal. 15 Ann. 525. 3. A continuance applied for on account of the absence of a witness, will not be granted, when the affidavit fails to set forth that the absent witness is a…
1Opinion of the Court
Tlie opinion of tlie Court was delivered by
Todd, J.
Tlie defendant, A. Trevauier, appeals from a seutence of twelve months’ imprisonment at hard labor for larceny.
The information was filed on the 26th of November, 1884. On the 6th of December, subpoenas were issued for witnesses in belialf of the defendant, which were returned into court on the 15th same month. Among these was one for Abram Richard, upon whom domiciliary service had been made. Tlie case was called for trial on the next day, the 16th, when it was discovered that Richard was absent, whereupon the defendant asked for an…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Whitley v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1868
3Cited by2 opinions
- State v. RugeroSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1906
- State v. LundySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1913