State v. Martin
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Thirtieth Judicial District Court, Parish of Caldwell; F. E. Jones, Judge. Wear Martin was convicted of shooting with intent to kill, and he appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtThompson, J.
The defendant, Wear Martin, was tried on an information filed by the district attorney, charging him with shooting with intent to kill and murder one Miss Arcadia Hester. He was convicted of shooting with intent to kill, was sentenced to hard labor for not less than 18 months and not more than 2 years, and prosecutes this appeal. He relies for reversal of his conviction and sentence on two bills of exception: (1) The overruling of a motion for a new trial; and (2) the refusal of the court to sustain a motion in arrest of judgment.
[1] 1. The motion for a new trial alleges that A. E. Humphries,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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