State v. Murphy

The defendant was convicted of stealing cattle. His appeal presents twelve bills of exception.

Bill No. 1 was reserved to the overruling of a motion to quash the indictment on the ground that it was not signed by the district attorney. The bill is without merit. “There is no law in this state requiring the district attorney to sign a bill of indictment.” State v. Crenshaw, 45 La. Ann. 496, 12 So. 628.

Bills Nos. 2, 3, and 4 relate to the relevancy of certain testimony offered by the state and admitted by the court over the objection of the defendant. The bills do not' show that the testimony…