Legal Opinion
State v. Barrett
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided June 22, 1906No. 16,122PublishedCited by 20 opinions
Appeal from Fourth Judicial District Court, Parish of Lincoln; Robert Brooks Dawkins, Judge. W. R. Barrett and others were convicted of manslaughter, and appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtPro Vo Sty, J.
The three defendants were tried on a charge of murder, and found guilty of manslaughter, and sentenced to four years at hard labor.
Bill of Exception No. 1.
A witness for the state proving to be an unwilling witness, not telling all he knew, the district attorney was permitted, over the objection of defendant, to put to him the following question:
“State whether or not you told me on March 3, 1906, in my office, that when you went into the house to look for Lee Sandford’s body, that you struck one match, looked upon the beds, and told defendants that he was not in there. To which they replied;…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- State v. SouthernSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1896
- State v. MurphySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1893
- State v. BirdSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1886
- State v. FavreSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1898
- State v. TaylorSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1893
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3Cited by20 opinions
- State v. ShepardSupreme Court of Missouri · 1933
- State v. DundasSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1929
- State v. FernandezSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1924
- State v. QuinnSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1912
- State v. WaldronSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1911
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