State v. Batson
Supreme Court of Louisiana
APPEAL from the fifteenth judicial district, parish of. Calcasieu— Miller, J.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Monroe, J.
The defendant, having been convicted of murder and sentenced to death, has appealed to this court, and .presents his case by means of the following motions and bills of exception:
I
A motion to quash the indictment, for duplicity, in that it charges six offenses in one count.
The indictment charges that the defendant, “* * * did feloniously, maliciously, and of his malice aforethought, kill and murder L. *481S. Earle, Mrs. L. S. Earle, Ward Earle, Eay Earle, John Earle, and Lemuel Earle * * *.”
Our law does not require that the manner of the killing…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Clem v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1873
- People v. AdamsNew York Supreme Court · 1837
- Ben v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1853
- State v. LoveSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1901
- Bittings v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1877
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- State v. JacksonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1923
- State v. RobertsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1930
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