State v. Robinson
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Eighth Judicial District Court, Parish of Catahoula; David Newton Thompson, Judge. Lee Robinson was convicted of manslaughter, and appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtProvosty, J.
Defendant was tried for murder, was convicted of manslaughter, and sentenced to 15 years in the penitentiary, and has appealed.
A witness testified that the accused shot the deceased, ran about 12 feet, and turned and shot him (the witness); the witness not being able to say how far he could have walked while the whole was being done, “it was done, so quick.” The district attorney asked the witness to repeat the statement, whereupon the defendant’s counsel objected to that part of the testimony relating to the shooting of the witness on the ground that it was the proof of a separate crime,…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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