State v. Thomas
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Sixth Judicial District Court, Parish of Morehouse; Ben C. Dawkins, Judge. A..C. Thomas was convicted of manslaughter, and he appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMonroe, C. J.
Defendant, having been tried for murder, convicted of manslaughter, and duly sentenced, prosecutes this appeal.
[1] 1. He was indicted on September 8, 1916, was arraigned and pleaded not guilty on September 10th, and on October 2d, following, moved to quash the indictment, on the ground that the grand jury by which it had been found was illegally constituted, for the reason that the jury commission, by which the grand jury was drawn, was never legally organized as required by law; and, the motion having been overruled, a bill was reserved.
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