State v. Short
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from First Judicial District Court, Parish of Caddo; Andrew Jackson Murff, Judge. S. B. Short was convicted of manslaughter, and he appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBreaux, C. J.
The defendant was charged with the murder of Lee Howard, and indicted on the 16th day of May, 1907.
He was tried and found guilty of manslaughter on the 28th day of May.
From the sentence condemning him to serve 10 years at hard labor, he appeals.
The judge admonished the jury in his charge that the law presumed a defendant innocent until the state had made out a case against him beyond reasonable doubt, which he defined. The crimes of manslaughter and murder were. also defined at length. With regard to self-defense, he instructed them that homicide may be justifiable, if done in self-defense,…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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