State v. Riculfi
Supreme Court of Louisiana
APPEAL from tbe Criminal District Court for the Parish of Orleans. Boman, J. 1. It is not permissible for counsel to assign as errors, patent upon the face of the record, alleged errors in the oharge of the Judge when there are no errors of law apparent, and no objection made to the charge at the time it was delivered. 11 An. 192; 22 An. 456. 2. The Judge in his charge to the jury is not restricted to the language of the special charges requested by counsel; or to give the…
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APPEAL from tbe Criminal District Court for the Parish of Orleans. Boman, J. 1. It is not permissible for counsel to assign as errors, patent upon the face of the record, alleged errors in the oharge of the Judge when there are no errors of law apparent, and no objection made to the charge at the time it was delivered. 11 An. 192; 22 An. 456. 2. The Judge in his charge to the jury is not restricted to the language of the special charges requested by counsel; or to give the same to the jury without explanation or elucidation. 3. Additional charges will be refused when they have no application…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Manning, J.
The defendants were indicted for the murder of William E. Eackler. MoClung was acquitted. Riculfi was convicted, the verdict being qualified “ without capital punishment,” and was sentenced to hard labor for life.
The case comes up on a bill of exception, an assignment of errors, and a motion for a new trial.
The errors assigned are alleged misdirections of the court in its charge to the jury, a mode of presenting such matters for review so unusual, and so contrary to established practice, that the prisoners’ counsel have found it necessary to…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Long v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1852
- People v. CunninghamCourt for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors · 1845
- Preston v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1872
- Morris v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1854
- Murray v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1851
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3Cited by8 opinions
- State v. ScarboroughSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1922
- State v. HoganSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1906
- State v. SimonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1912
- State v. BushSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1906
- State v. PeteSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1923
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