State v. Sheppard
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Nineteenth Judicial District Court, Parish of Iberia; James Simon, Judge. Walter Sheppard was convicted of breaking and entering in the nighttime with intent to rob, and appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBreaux, C. J.
The grand jury of the parish of Iberia having indicted Walter Sheppard for breaking and entering in the nighttime, with intent to rob and assault,1 he is found guilty as charged, and sentenced to life imprisonment.
He appeals from the ruling of the district judge refusing to set aside the general venire and to quash the indictment.
Defendant charges that the jury commissioners were interfered with by an outsider, an attorney at law, who has a large practice before the court. That he suggested names to the commissioners of persons to serve as jurors, and that some of these names were placed in…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- State v. SturgeonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1910
- State v. BrantleySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1932
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