Legal Opinion
State v. Matthews
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided December 14, 1903No. 15,021PublishedCited by 16 opinions
Appeal from Sixth Judicial District Court, Parish of Morehouse; Luther Egbert Hall, Judge. Frank Matthews was convicted of assault by shooting, and appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtProvosty, J.
Defendant was indicted and convicted on the charge of assaulting another by willfully shooting at him, under section 792 of the Revised Statutes of 1870, as amended by Act No. 59, p. 93, of 1896, and he appeals.
Bill of exceptions No. 1:
“Be it remembered that on the trial hereof that the indictment herein was against-Matthews; that when the jury was in the box the district attorney offered to file an amendment to the indictment by inserting the name ‘Frank,’ to which counsel for defendant objected, for the reason that it came too late, and had not been served on the accused, which objection…
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