Legal Opinion
State v. Brossette
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided May 23, 1927No. 28622PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBrunot, J.
The accused were charged with murder. The crime is alleged to have been committed on September 6, 1925, and the indictment was returned into court and filed on October 20, 1926. Wilfred Brossette, one of the defendants, ,was arraigned January 4, 1927, and the case was not then ássigned. Later, a severance was granted, an assignment was made, and on March 17,1927', Wilfred Brossette was tried and the following verdict was rendered:
“Guilty of manslaughter, with recommendation for mercy.”
A motion for a new trial was heard and overruled, and a motion in arrest of judgment was sustained. From this…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- State v. DabonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1927
- State v. VictorSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1884
- State v. HardySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1918
- State v. HowardSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1910
- State v. JosephSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1888
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Ardoin v. Hartford Acc. & Indem. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1978
- State v. Standard Oil Co. of LouisianaSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1937
- Tyson v. Surf Oil Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1940
- Robert E. Askins v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1958
- Stallings v. StallingsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1933
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