Legal Opinion
State v. Dorsey
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided December 13, 1915No. 21672PublishedCited by 1 opinion
Appeal from Twentieth Judicial District Court, Parish of Terrebonne; W. E. Howell, Judge. Stephen Dorsey, Jr., was convicted of assault by willfully shooting at another, and he appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMonroe, C. J.
Defendant was prosecuted upon a charge of “assault by willfully shooting at,” and has appealed from his conviction and sentence.
His first bill of exception and' the statement per curiam attached thereto are, in effect, as follows:
“Bill No. 1. Nine jurors having been impaneled, and the regular venire having been exhausted, the court ordered the drawing of six tales jurors; * * * whereupon the sheriff opened the tales jury box and drew therefrom the names of Olius Lecompte, Charles Lester, Joseph Lyons, Arthur Forest, Jos. Bourgeois, and E. O. Hooper. The court, having ordered the sheriff to…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- State v. WilsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1884
- State v. JacksonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1873
3Cited by1 opinion
- State v. HarrisSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1928