Legal Opinion

State v. King

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided January 6, 1919No. 23283PublishedCited by 11 opinions

Appeal from Thirtieth Judicial District Court, Parish of La Salle; E. E. Jones, Judge. ' N. J. King was convicted of murder without capital punishment, and he appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtSommeryille, J.

Defendant appeals from conviction of murder without capital punishment, and relies upon two bills of exceptions for a reversal of the judgment and sentence.

[1] The first bill of exceptions was reserved to the ruling of the court overruling the objection made by defendant to go to trial without having compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor. It appears that he had had subpoenas issued for two witnesses named Curtis Franklin and Lawson Flowers, upon which the sheriff made the following returns:

“Received summons for Curtis Franklin in office on July 16, 1918, and went to H. R.…

2Cited by11 opinions

  1. Terrell v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1968
  2. State v. DavisSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1923
  3. Buck v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1943
  4. State v. FreyerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1932
  5. State v. HarrisonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1921

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