State v. Carter

Defendant is charged with murder, but was tried for manslaughter, and was found guilty. Prom a sentence of not less than one nor more than three years in the state penitentiary, defendant has appealed, and assigns the errors complained of in the trial court in five bills of exceptions.

Bill No. 1.

It appears from this bill that while the sheriff of Washington parish was on the stand as a state witness, the fact that Leonard, another state witness, had been in jail and had been detained as a material witness, was brought out on cross-examination by the defense.

On re-examination, the district…