Legal Opinion

State v. Procella

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided July 1, 1901No. 13,926PublishedCited by 4 opinions

APPEAL from the Twelfth Judicial District, Parish of Sabine— Lee, J.

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Monroe, J.

The defendant, having been convicted of manslaughter, and duly sentenced, has appealed, and presents his casé to this court by means of several bills of exception, as follows, to-wit:

Bill 1 sets forth that the district attorney", ‘in addressing the jury concerning the case, referred to one of the witnesses for the defense as “ an ugly, bandy-legged, 'knock-kneed, crooked-nosed imp of hell * * * Whereupon defendant reserved this bill to said language.”

It does not appear that any action by the court was invoked and the trial judge adds the…

2Cited by4 opinions

  1. State v. EyerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1959
  2. State v. BushSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1906
  3. State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1901
  4. State v. BenjaminSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1910

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