State v. Butler
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Twenty-First Judicial District Court, Parish of Iberville; C. Iv. Schwing, Judge. . Alex Butler was convicted of murder and stentenced to be hanged, and he appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtProvosty, J.
The accused was convicted of murder, and sentenced to be hanged.
[1] Pie moved to quash the indictment on ¡ the ground that one of the members of the grand jury which found it was disqualified, because of being charged with the commission of a crime or offense.
The crime or offense in question was the obstructing of a navigable stream in violation of the statutes of the United States Congress. Act of March 3, 1S99, c. 425, §§ 10 and 11 (U. S. Comp. St. §§ 9910, 9912), and Act Cong. Sept. 19, 1S90, c. 907 (26 Stat. 426).
In State v. McClendon, 118 La. 793, 43 South. 417, it was held that—
“The…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- State v. McClendonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1907
- State v. ThibodeauxSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1896
- State v. BushSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1906
- State v. NicholasSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1902
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