State v. Sikes
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Second Judicial District ■Court, Parish of Webster; Robert Roberts, •Jr., Judge. Lee Sikes was convicted of manslaughter, ■and he appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtDawkins, J.
Defendant was charged ■with murder, convicted of manslaughter, and prosecutes this appeal, relying upon the issues raised in three bills of exception for reversal, to wit:
Bill No. 1.
[1] The facts recited in this bill are that, when six of the twelve jurors necessary to try the case had been accepted and sworn, five veniremen were called to the box and a recess of court taken to enable the sheriff to summon talesmen. The accepted jurors and the veniremen were taken to the jury room, some 20 feet distant from the courtroom, and kept together 5 or 10 minutes. After the recess, when the accepted…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- State v. CraigheadSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1905
3Cited by2 opinions
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