State v. Ardoin
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Tenth Judicial District Court, Parish of St. Landry; B. H. Pavy, Judge. Jules Ardoin was convicted of murder, and he appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBreaux, C. J.
Defendant was charged with murder, and found guilty as charged without capital punishment.
The following gave rise to one of the points at issue: The trial judge charged the jury that self-defense, pleaded by the defendant, admits the killing. To quote literally from the charge: Self-defense admits the killing.
That a defendant, in a case of homicide, in order to maintain self-defense, must show that his life was in imminent danger, or that he was exposed to bodily harm.
The exception of the defense was that the court erred in instructing the jury that self-defense admits the killing; and that…
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