State v. Tasby
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Judicial District Court, Parish of Bossier; John Thomas Watkins, Judge. Charles Tasby was convicted of murder, and appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBreaux, J.
The defendant, Charles Tasby, was indicted by the grand jury of the parish of Bossier on the 27th June, 1902, and on the same day the court ordered the finding recorded and process to issue, for the alleged murder of Will Johnson, in that parish, on the 25th day of June, 1902.
Pie was arraigned on the 29th of January, 1903. He pleaded “Not guilty.” He was put on his trial on the 5th day of February, 1903, and was found guilty as charged, whereupon he asked for a new trial on the ground that the verdict was contrary to law and the evidence. After hearing, the motion for a new trial was…
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