State v. Douglas
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Eleventh Judicial District Court, Parish of Natchitoches; Charles Vernon Porter, Judge. Frank Douglas was convicted of murder, and appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
BREAUX, O. J.
The accused was charged with having committed murder. He was arraigned. His case was duly fixed. It was called, and on the day called he was tried and found guilty as charged, and condemned to suffer the extreme penalty of the law.
The appeal is before us on grounds stated in three bills of exceptions.
The insanity of the accused having been alleged in the district court as his ground of defense, the day before the trial application was made for the appointment of a board of medical experts to examine him touching his insanity, vel non and to make return of the result of its…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- State v. MansfieldSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1900
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