State v. Cook
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Seventh Judicial District Court, Parish of Richland; William Jefferson Gray, Judge. Manford Cook and Bettie E. White were íd dieted for murder, and from a conviction of manslaughter, White appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtLand, J.
On April 15, 1905, the grand jury of Richland parish returned a true hill for murder against the defendants.
At the November term following a severance was ordered by the court on the motion of the state. Both of the defendants excepted.
On November 23, 1905, a motion for change of venue was made by counsel for Mrs. AVhite. This motion was tried and overruled, and defendants excepted.
The case against Mrs. White was tried, and the result was a mistrial.
At the March term of court in 1906, Mrs. White was again tried, and the jury found her guilty of manslaughter, and asked for her the mercy of the…
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