Legal Opinion
State v. Messer
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided January 9, 1940No. 35589PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAND, Justice.
Defendant is indicted for the murder of LeRoy Barmore in the Parish of Evangeline on or about the.20th day of July, 1939. ■
The first trial of the case resulted in a mistrial. On the second trial, defendant was found by the jury “guilty as charged,” and thereafter sentenced by the court to be hanged.
On appeal to this court, the errors complained of by defendant during the course of his trial are embodied in eight (8) bills of exceptions.
Bill of Exception No. 1.
The State and defense having announced their readiness on the second trial, defendant, for the first time, moved to…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- State v. RidgwaySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1933
- State v. WoodsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1904
- State v. CreechSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1886
- State v. AddisonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1914
- State v. McManusSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1937
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3Cited by27 opinions
- State v. HenrySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1941
- State v. BreedloveSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1941
- State v. GunterSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1945
- State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1941
- State v. BessarSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1948
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