State v. Morgan
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Fifth Judicial District Court, Parish, of Jackson; Cas Moss, Judge. Pete Morgan was indicted for murder, his opposition to the State’s motion for a change of venue was overruled, and he was convicted of murder and sentenced to be hanged, and he appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMonroe, C. J.
Defendant was indicted by the grand jury of the parish of Winn, in November, 1916, for the murder charged to have been committed in April of that year, of Ernest Howell, a deputy sheriff, native and lifelong resident of the parish. He was tried, and the jury, being unable to agree, was discharged. When the case was called for a second trial, he moved for a change of venue to some parish in an adjoining district that the judge might select, alleging many reasons, and, among them, prejudice throughout the parish against the negro race, of which he is a member, and, in the sheriff’s office,…
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2Cases cited12 opinions
- State v. MorganSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1917
- State v. NashSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1893
- State v. SatcherSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1909
- State v. CantonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1912
- State v. O'ConnorSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1907
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3Cited by20 opinions
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- State v. HolbrookSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1923
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