State v. Heidelberg
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Twentieth Judicial District Court, Parish of Lafourche; Whitwell Pugh Martin, Judge. Luther Heidelberg was convicted of manslaughter, and appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtLand, J.
Defendant was indicted for the murder of one S. G. Martin and was tried, foundi guilty of manslaughter, and sentenced to imprisonment at hard labor for the term of 20 years. Defendant appealed, and relies for reversal on a number of bills of exception.
Bill No. 1.
The accused, having been placed on the stand as a witness in his own behalf, was requested by his counsel to tell the jury everything that took place in connection with his trouble with the deceased, The accused thereupon stated in detail what did take place in the room, giving all the facts from his standpoint in connection with the…
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