State v. Walters
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Sixteenth Judicial District Court, Parish of St. Landry; B. H. Pavy, Judge. William C. Walters was convicted of kidnapping, and appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtLand, J.
The defendant was charged with kidnapping a male child less than 14 years of age, under Act 271 of 1910, was found guilty without capital punishment by the jury, and sentenced to the state penitentiary for the term of his natural life.
Defendant has appealed, and relies for reversal on six bills of exceptions, which we will consider in reverse order. Bill No. 6 was taken to the overruling of the motion in arrest of judgment.
[1] The argument of defendant’s counsel in support of the motion reads as follows:
“Motion in Arrest of Judgment.
“The motion in arrest of judgment is based upon the alleged…
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