State v. Bailey
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Criminal District Court, Parish of Orleans; Joshua G. Baker, Judge. Prank Bailey was convicted of murder, and he appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
MONItOE, ,C. J.
Defendant, having been convicted of murder and sentenced to be hanged, presents his case to this court upon certain bills of exception now to be considered:
Bill 1 was reserved to the overruling of an objection to the admission in evidence of the testimony of Warren Calogne, a state witness, to a confession alleged to have been made by defendant within a few hours after his arrest; the grounds of' objection being that a proper foundation had not been laid, and that, the confession having been reduced to the form of a typewritten instrument, that instrument was the best evidence.…
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