State v. Ricks

Defendant was indicted for murder, convicted of manslaughter, and sentenced to the state penitentiary for a term of not less than one year nor more than five years.

The appeal to this court by defendant presents for our consideration ten bills of exceptions.

Bill No. 1.

Article 333 of the Code of Criminal Procedure provides that the trial shall proceed in the following order: “The. reading of the plea to the jury; the opening statement of the district attorney explaining the nature of the charge and the evidence by which he expects to establish the same, etc.”

In compliance with the above…