State v. Hall

SUMMERS, Justice.

Louis Hall was indicted by the West Feliciana Parish Grand Jury for the murder of Taylor J. Labry, Jr., on September 7, 1968. On his motion for change of venue, the cause was removed to East Feliciana Parish where Hall was tried, convicted and sentenced to death.

On this appeal Hall presents one principal issue involving an objection to gruesome photographs. Although there is some question as to the timeliness of the objection and hence whether the bill of exceptions was properly reserved, since this is a capital case we shall nevertheless consider the merits of the question.

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