Legal Opinion

State v. Lamison

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided January 14, 1952No. 40548Published

1Opinion of the Court

MOISE, Justice.

George Lamison was indicted for the-murder of Paul James Williams on October 14, 1950; he was tried, convicted and sentenced to death by electrocution. From the judgment and sentence, he has prosecuted this appeal, relying upon four bills, of exception for a reversal.

Bill of Exception No. 1 was reserved to the sustaining of the State’s objection to the following question propounded by defense counsel to the victim’s, widow: “Was your husband a man of-mean disposition or a quiet disposition?” At the time this question was asked there *882had been no “proof of hostile demonstration…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. State v. StracnerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1938
  2. State v. GuillorySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1942
  3. State v. MalmaySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1946
  4. State v. FrazierSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1946
  5. State v. WashingtonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1936

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