State v. Murray

[1] Defendant assigns, as error, patent on the face of the record, that the transcript shows:

“After due deliberation the jury returned into open court, and in the presence of the accused, with the following verdict:

“We, the jury, find the defendant guilty with shooting to kill.

“Defendant shows that the above verdict of the jury convicts him of no crime known to the laws of Louisiana, and he asks for a new trial.”

The transcript also shows that the verdict of the jury as rendered indorsed on the indictment is:

“We, the jury, find the defendant guilty with shooting with intent to kill.

“[Signed]…