State v. Scott

[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] The defendant, John Scott, was indicted by the grand jury of DeSoto Parish for the murder of Amos D. Williams. He was tried and found guilty of manslaughter and thereafter sentenced by the court to be confined in the penitentiary for a period not less than six and two-thirds years nor more than twenty years. He has appealed from the conviction and sentence.

During the course of the trial sixteen bills of exceptions were taken by the defendant's counsel to the…