Legal Opinion

State v. Linden

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided June 30, 1923No. 26011PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtO’Niell, C. J.

Appellant was prosecuted for the crime of murder and convicted of manslaughter. She relies upon three bills of exception.

The first bill was taken to the count’s allowing the district attorney to propound a leading question to a witness for the state. The question and answer do not appear to have been at all important; and there is no suggestion that any harm resulted. Under the circumstances, we would not annul a verdict merely because the district attorney was allowed to propound a leading question to a witness for the state.

The second bill of exception was taken to an instruction given in…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. State v. SandifordSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1921
  2. State v. ArdoinSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1911
  3. State v. VarnadoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1911
  4. State v. HerringSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1913

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. State v. PrestridgeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1981
  2. State v. UlohoLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2004
  3. Myers v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1947
  4. State v. RichardsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1932
  5. State v. CarterSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1955

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