State v. Anderson
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Twentieth Judicial District Court, Parish of Lafourche; Whitmell Pugh Martin, Judge. George Anderson was convicted of willfully shooting prosecuting witness, and appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Statement of the Case.
MONROE, J.
Defendant, having been convicted of assaulting one Caroline Pierre by feloniously and willfully shooting at her with a dangerous weapon, to wit, a pistol, and duly sentenced, presents his case to this court by means of bills of exception (1) to the overruling of his objection to testimony tending, as he alleges, to show another offense; (2) to the refusal of the court to permit the accused to offer evidence to contradict and impeach a state witness called in rebuttal; (3) to the failure of the judge to charge “that the jury might find the accused guilty of…
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