State v. Wilson
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Second Judicial District Court, Parish of Bossier; Bichard Cleveland Drew, Judge. Wesley Wilson was convicted of murder, and appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
_ PROVOSTY, J.
Defendant was found guilty of murder, was sentenced to death, and he appeals.
His sole complaint is that his motion for new trial on the ground of newly discovered evidence was overruled. The newly discovered evidence was alleged to be that of Dr. Wise, to the effect that, whereas on the trial he testified that the deceased had died of the gunshot wound inflicted by the defendant, he would now testify that the death had resulted from pneumonia.
On the trial of the motion for new trial Dr. Wise testified that the wound inflicted by the deceased caused the pneumonia of which the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- State v. MatthewsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1886
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