State v. Anderson
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Eleventh Judicial District Court, Parish of Red River; W. T. Cunningham, Judge. Y. O. Anderson was convicted of an assault with intent to rape, and he appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtLeche, J.
The admitted facts upon which defendant’s bill of exception No. 3 rests are the following: He was arraigned upon the charge of rape on July 11, 1917 and his trial was fixed for July 17th. The next day, July 12th, he gave the clerk of court his list of witnesses, and on the day of trial all were found present, except one J. J. Williams, a material witness.
The summons for Williams was only attempted to be served on the afternoon of July 16th, the day preceding the trial. The return on the summons could not be made by the deputy sheriff who had been intrusted to make the service, as he was not…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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