State v. Williams

DIXON, Justice.

Defendant was charged and convicted of the crime of simple burglary, R.S. 14:62. He was sentenced to serve nine years at hard labor. Three bills of exceptions are urged.

Bill of Exceptions No. 1

This bill was reserved when the trial court denied defendant’s motion for a mistrial based upon comments made by the district attorney during his opening statement. In explaining the circumstances and sequence of events surrounding the burglary, the district attorney mentioned that another person had participated in the bur*624glary with the defendant. The explanation was necessary for the…