State v. Brannon
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Sixth Judicial District Court, Parish of Morehouse; B. C. Dawkins, Judge. Oscar Brannon was convicted of murder, and appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBreaux, C. J.
The accused was indicted for murder, was tried and found guilty. The jury added to the verdict, “without capital punishment.” He was sentenced to serve in the penitentiary for life. He prosecutes this appeal.
[1] The first ground urged by the accused through counsel on appeal .is based upon the statement made by one of the jurors while the jury was deliberating upon its verdict. The statement was that this juror first mentioned said to his fellow jurors in substance: *1029It was very evident that the accused was guilty because of certain detrimental incidents mentioned by him. It seems that this…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- State v. CookSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1906
- State v. CunninghamSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1909
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- State v. HemlerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1925
- State v. DonaldsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1959
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