Legal Opinion
State v. McColley
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided July 27, 1905No. 15,793PublishedCited by 5 opinions
Application of John A. McColley for writ of habeas corpus.
1Opinion of the CourtBreaux, C. J.
An affidavit was filed, against the relator, John A. McColley, charging him with having shot Lucius Morning-star on the 8th of February, 1905.
Morningstar, after he had been shot, left the parish of St. Mary, and went to the city of New Orleans, where he died in the Charity Hospital about the 25th day of February, 1905. On the 10th of February, 1905, there-was filed before the justice of the peace an. affidavit charging the defendant with shooting with intent to kill and murder.
The result of an investigation by the grand jury was that they found a true bill against the defendant for shooting…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- State ex rel. Baumann v. LangridgeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1892
- State ex rel. Condon v. DusonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1884
- State v. . JonesSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1893
3Cited by5 opinions
- Ex parte RyanSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1909
- State v. ReedSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1907
- State v. WertheimerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1935
- State v. ZummoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1905
- Ex parte JermanOregon Supreme Court · 1910