Legal Opinion
State v. Boice
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided May 8, 1905No. 15,579PublishedCited by 5 opinions
Appeal from Criminal District Court, Parish of Orleans; Frank D. Chrétien, Judge. Henry Boice was convicted of Manslaughter, and appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtNicholls, J.
Defendant, indicted for murder, was found guilty of manslaughter, and sentenced to imprisonment at hard labor in the State Penitentiary for 10 years. He has appealed. His first complaint is that, while cross-examining a witness for the prosecution, the court, on objection of the district attorney, refused to allow defendant’s counsel to ask the question:
“Where did those scissors come from, which were found next to the body of Maria Stevenson, in Tete Williams’ room?”
It is contended that in so ruling the court illegally restricted him in his right of cross-examination. Counsel, in his brief,…
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