State v. Lyons
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Criminal District Court, Parish of Orleans; Frank D. Chretien, Judge. Lewis W. Lyons was convicted of murder, and appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMonroe, J.
Defendant, having been convicted of murder and sentenced to death, has appealed, and presents his case to this court by. means of certain bills of exception, which will now be considered in connection with the testimony or other matter to which they refer:
Bills 1, 2, 3. A witness for the state was asked: “Where were the wounds? Where did the other bullet enter? Turn around and show the jury, so that they can see you. Did you see whether any of those bullets perforated in its course any organs of the body?” — to which it was objected that the witness had not been qualified as an expert, that…
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