State v. Hart
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Twenty-Sixth Judicial District Court, Parish of Washington; J. B. Lancaster, Judge. Lela Hart was convicted of manslaughter, and she appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtProvosty, J.
The accused was tried for murder, convicted of manslaughter, and sentenced to 15 years at hard labor.
She moved to quash, on • the ground that the indictment was not signed by the district attorney, but by Adrian Schwartz, district attorney pro tern., who for reasons stated in the motion is said to have been without quality in the' premises, and, later, moved in arrest of judgment on this same ground. She did not reserve a bill of exception to the overruling of the motion to quash, but did to the overruling of the motion in arrest.
[1, 2] Nothing can be considered on a motion in arrest of…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- State v. GatesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1854
- State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1876
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