State v. Fontenot

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Miller, J.

The accused, sentenced for life imprisonment for murder, takes this appeal.

A number of bills of exception reserved on behalf of the accused are to the exclusion of questions seeking testimony of the character of the deceased for peace and quietness. It seems to be conceded that under the circumstances detailed in the bills testimony was admissible on behalf of the accused that the deceased was of violent character, but the discussion in this court is as to form of the questions propounded on this subject. We think it clear that when in…