State v. Vicknair
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Twenty-Eighth Judicial District Court, Parish of St. John the Baptist ;• Prentice Ellis Edrington, Judge. - Renes Vicknair was convicted of manslaughter, and appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
On Motion to Dismiss Appeal.
MONROE, J.
Defendant, who was indicted for murder and convicted of manslaughter, prosecutes this appeal, which the state moves to dismiss, on the ground that it was not taken within three days, as required by law.
It appears from the record that the jury brought in its verdict on June 19th; that defendant moved for a new trial, and the motion was heard and overruled and sentence pronounced on July 7th; that the court then adjourned until July 12th, and did not sit during the interval in the parish of St. John the Baptist; and that, upon its reopening in that parish,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- State ex rel. Webb v. DeBaillonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1899
- State v. FairbanksSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1905
- State v. MooreSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1900
- State v. EstoupSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1887
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- State v. LawrenceSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1909
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