State v. Chambers

The opinion of the court was delivered by

McEnery, J.

The defendants were indicted and convicted for committing the crime of murder. They appealed from the verdict and sentence. They urge their defence in several bills of exceptions. In discussing the same we will not follow the order in which they are presented.

J. E. Mouton, judge of the district court, before whom the defendants were first tried, visited the defendant Michel in prison and interrogated him.

On the second trial, his successor in office presiding, he was placed on the witness stand. The objection was made by the defendants to his…