State v. Craft
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Twentieth Judicial District Court, Parish of Terrebonne; Louis P. Caillouet, Judge. Hilary Craft was convicted of manslaughter, and appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Statement of the Case.
N1CHOLLS, J.
The defendant, indicted for the murder of William Bennet, was found “guilty” of manslaughter. I-Ie has filed no brief and made no appearance in this court.
The first bill of exception appearing in the record recites that on the trial of the case, being 16 months after the death of deceased and 6 months after the first trial thereof, the state sought for the first time to use in evidence the clothing worn by the deceased at the time of the killing, for the purpose of using the bullet holes in the same as corroborative evidence of the testimony of Paul Jackson…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Linsday v. . People of the State of N.Y.New York Court of Appeals · 1875
- Grimmett v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1886
- State v. RobertsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1903
- Williams v. LandrySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1895
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- State v. LowrySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1922
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