State v. O'Neal
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Twenty-Eifth Judicial District Court, Parish of Tangipahoa; Robert S. Ellis, Judge. Maggie O’Neal was convicted of murder, and appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMonroe, C. J.
Defendant prosecutes this appeal from a conviction of murder, without capital punishment, and sentence of imprisonment at hard labor for life, and she relies, in this court, upon a bill of ex*559ception to the refusal of the court to grant a continuance on account of the absence -of Minerva Dillon, a witness who had been summoned but was reported sick and unable to attend, and upon another bill to the refusal of the court to grant a new trial.
[1] 1. The motion for continuance, duly verified and made part of the bill first above mentioned, contains an allegation that the witness, if present, would…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- State v. StewartSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1906
- State v. NathanielSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1900
- State v. LeeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1897
3Cited by4 opinions
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- State v. NewtonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1928
- State v. PentonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1924
- State v. MurrySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1928