State v. West
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Twenty-Fifth Judicial District Court, Parish of Livingston; Clay Elliott, Judge. Closey West and another were found guilty of manslaughter, and appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtMonroe, J.
Three persons having been tried together for murder, two of them were found guilty of manslaughter, and have appealed from the sentence imposed. They complain, by bills of exception to the ruling of the trial court, as follows:
1. That the state, being entitled to but six peremptory challenges, was allowed seven.
In cases in which the punishment is necessarily at hard labor, the state is entitled to six peremptory challenges for each defendant on trial. State v. Caron et al., 118 La. 350, 42 South. 960.
2. That a state witness, being asked whether he knew of any trouble between “any of these…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- State v. StockettSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1905
- State v. CrowleySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1881
- State v. LewisSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1887
- State v. LeftwichSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1894
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