State v. Miller
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Third Judicial District Court, Parish of Claiborne; J. E. Reynolds, Judge. Will Miller was convicted under an indictment of murder, and sentenced to death, and he appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMonroe, C. J.
Defendant appeals from a conviction and death sentence under an indictment for murder.
The transcript discloses no bill of exception signed by the trial judge. After conviction defendant moved for a new trial, on the grounds that the verdict is contrary to law and the evidence, and that he was tried on a dies non; that is to say, was tried on October 13th following a Sunday, the árgument being that a day “following a legal holiday” is a dies non. The motion was overruled, and he reserved a bill of exception, but the bill was not prepared and presented to the judge, and does not appear in the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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