State v. Thomas
Supreme Court of Louisiana
APPEAL from the Twenty'-third District Court, Parish of Iberville. Cole, J. Ik “ All objections to the manner of drawing juries, or to any defect or irregularity that can be pleaded against any array or venire, must be urged on the first day of the term, or all sucli objections shall be considered as waived, and shall not afterwards be urged.”
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APPEAL from the Twenty'-third District Court, Parish of Iberville. Cole, J. Ik “ All objections to the manner of drawing juries, or to any defect or irregularity that can be pleaded against any array or venire, must be urged on the first day of the term, or all sucli objections shall be considered as waived, and shall not afterwards be urged.” See. 11, Act No. 44 of 1877 k 2» Act No. 44 of 1877 is not in conflict with nor repealed by Arts. 116, 47 and 48 of the Constitution of 1870. 3. Ifc lias been continued in torco and effect by Act No. 54 of 18a0. 4. Act No. 54 of 1880 ia not a “ looal ”…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Bbrmcdbb, C. J.
The defendant was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to five years at hard labor.
He first moved for a now trial and next, failing in that, for an arrest of judgment. Upon the refusal of the last motion, he asked that the Verdict and sentence be falsified and annulled j but this prayer was disallowed.
He appeals from the verdict aud sentence and from the several rulings of the Court, '
The motions for a new trial and that in arrest are based mostly upon the same grounds and may be considered together.
He claims t
1. That the jury…
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