Legal Opinion
State v. Freeman
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided May 15, 1865PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1JL PPEAL from the District Court of tlie Parish of Jefferson, Cazabat, J.
1Opinion of the CourtHxman, C. J.
The defendant, Freeman, was indicted for murder, convicted of manslaughter, and sentenced.
He has appealed.
Defendant moved to avert judgment on the verdict of the jury, because the bill of indictment was not found within one year after the commission of the crime of which he was convicted.
The bill of indictment' was found by the grand jury on 24th April, 1864, and the crime is charged to have been committed in October, 1862. The year had elapsed.
The 10th section of an act entitled “An act relative to criminal proceedings,” approved March 14, 1855, provides that, no person shall be prosecuted,…
2Cited by8 opinions
- State v. BischoffSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1919
- State v. BrossetteSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1927
- State v. FradellaSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1927
- State v. NealSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1929
- People v. AustinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1901
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