State v. Rountree
Supreme Court of Louisiana
APPEAL from the Sixth Judicial District Court, parish of Morehouse. Brigham, J. When the accused does not make an affidavit of what he expects to prove by absent witnesses, the court will overrule his motion for a continuance. It is in the judge’s discretion to issue attachments or not for absent jurors, when there are enough presentía complete the panel. 11 A.81. The judge has the power to decide upon the competency of jurors. Act 94 of 1873.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Poché, J.
The accused having been tried under an indictment for murder, found guilty without capital punishment, and sentenced to the State penitentiary for life, appeals from the verdict and sentence, and alleges the following irregularities during the progress of his trial:
1st. That he was not.allowed sufficient time to prepare his defense, and that he was forced to trial on the very day that he issued subpoenas to three witnesses, of whose testimony he was thus deprived by the arbitrary ruling of the court.
It does not appear from the record, nor from…
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