State v. Howard
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Twentieth Judicial District Court, Parish of Lafourche; W. P. Martin, Judge. James Howard was indicted for murder, and from an order referring the case to the juvenile court, the State appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Statement of the Case.
NICHOLLS, J.
Defendant was indicted by the grand jury for the parish of Lafourche for murder. When he was arraigned before the district court he pleaded “not guilty,” but subsequently withdrew his plea. The indictment against him still stands in that court unacted upon. When the case was attempted to be fixed for trial in that court in session as for cases generally, his counsel objected to this being done. The objection was sustained, and the ease was referred to the “juvenile court,” to be therein tried under Act No. 83 of 1908, p. 96.
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