State v. Horn

The defendant was indicted, arraigned, and prosecuted for the crime of murder.' The trial resulted in a qualified verdict, and he was sentenced to life imprisonment, at hard labor, in the Louisiana State Penitentiary. From the verdict and sentence he appealed.

The record contains 14 bills of exception. Six of the bills are not discussed either in .brief or argument. They were doubtless reserved in an abundance of precaution. They are bills Nos. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9. Bills Nos. 1, 2, 12, 13, and 14 are consolidated by counsel for both the defendant and the state, and are discussed together for…