State v. Stephney
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Twenty-Sixth Judicial District Court, Parish of Washington; Joseph B. Lancaster, Judge. Seggie Stephney was convicted of murder, and appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtSommerville, J.
Defendant appeals from a conviction of murder, without capital punishment. He relies upon a motion in arrest of judgment for the setting aside of the verdict and sentence. The error assigned is: That the indictment returned against him October 7, 1912, was not signed by any officer of the court; that said document was signed by I-Ion. A. D., Schwartz, an attorney at law, who, at the time of presenting said indictment, had not been appointed to act as district attorney pro tempore.
The minutes show that Adrian D. Schwartz, attorney at law, was sworn as district attorney pro tempore for the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- State v. NunezSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1874
3Cited by1 opinion
- State v. StewardLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2008