Legal Opinion

State v. Sears

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided November 5, 1951No. 40317PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

McCALEB, Justice.

Appellant has been twice convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of his-mother-in-law, Edna Francois. The first conviction was annulled on appeal to this. Court and the case remanded for a new trial. State v. Sears, 217 La. 47, 46 So.2d 34. Having again been found guilty, he has prosecuted this appeal relying on 33-bills of exceptions reserved at the trial for a reversal of his conviction.. An examination of the bills discloses-that many of them refer to the same alleged error of law and, therefore, need not be-treated separately. Indeed, counsel for appellant has…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. State v. MattioSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1947
  2. State v. AsparaSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1904
  3. State v. CapaciSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1934
  4. State v. BrownSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1931
  5. State v. BlountSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1909

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. State v. SearsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1951

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