Legal Opinion
State v. Barksdale
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided January 18, 1909No. 17,366PublishedCited by 8 opinions
Appeal from Twenty-First Judicial District Court. Parish of East Baton Rouge; Harney F61ix Brunot, Judge. Monroe Barksdale was convicted of manslaughter, and appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Statement of the Case.
MONROE, J.
The sole question to be decided in this case is presented by the following bill of exception, to wit:
“Be it remembered that, upon tbe trial of this cause, the accused, being on trial for manslaughter, charged with killing Lamar Norwood, the defense being self-defense, after introducing evidence tending to show self-defense and the-attitude of the deceased at the time of the fatal encounter, the witness Thomas A. Charlton was introduced and sworn on the part of defendant *789for the purpose of proving the conduct of the-deceased and threats made by him on the day of…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Wiggins v. PeopleSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
- Brown v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1892
- May v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1893
- State v. HelmSupreme Court of Iowa · 1894
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3Cited by8 opinions
- State v. EdwardsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1982
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- State v. MillerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1909
- Howe v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1917
- State v. DavisSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1910
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