State v. Johnson
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Fifteenth. Judicial District Court, Parish of Allen; Winston Overton, Judge. Tom Johnson was convicted under indictment charging shooting with intent to kill, and appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBreaux, C. J.
The grand jury for the parish of Allen found a true bill against Tom Johnson on the 30th day of March, 1913; for shooting Will Rayford with felonious intent of killing and murdering him. He was placed on his trial on the 1st of April following.
The jury was duly impaneled on the 2d of that month, and on the next day found a verdict against him in the following words:
“We, the jury, find the accused guilty as charged except shooting with the intent to kill” — and recommended the accused to the extreme mercy of the court.
On the 3d day of April the court condemned him to serve 12 months at hard…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- State v. . BlueSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1881
- State v. BellardSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1898
- State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1894
- State v. FrenchSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1898
- State v. FlanakinSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1911
1 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by6 opinions
- State v. VialSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1923
- Ledet v. Lockport Power & Light Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1931
- State v. FradellaSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1927
- State v. ThompsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1926
- State v. StanleySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1913
1 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.