State v. Johns
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Twenty-Sixth Judicial District Court, Parish of Washington; Joseph B. Lancaster, Judge. William Johns. was convicted of assault with intent to commit rape, and appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtO’Niell, J.
The defendant was indicted and tried for the crime of rape, was convicted of an assault with intent to commit rape, and sentenced to five years’ imprisonment in the state penitentiary, from which verdict and sentence he has appealed.
For convenience we will pass from a consideration of the first bill of excep ions to the second, third, and iourth, which refer to a series of incidents in the trial.
[3] When the prosecutrix had testified that the defendant committed rape upon her, and the state’s case was closed, the defendant’s counsel called a witness, John Stewart, and propounded this question…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- State v. WalkerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1898
- State v. KaneSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1884
- State v. FarrierSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1905
- State v. BarnesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1895
- State v. LoganSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1900
3Cited by3 opinions
- State v. HatchSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1974
- State v. SeminarySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1927
- State v. IversonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1915