Legal Opinion

State v. Jeanisse

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided January 31, 1910No. 18,016PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Appeal from Eighteenth Judicial District ^ourt, Parish of Acadia; AVilliam Campbell, -judge. Joseph Jeanisse and others were convicted of manslaughter, and appeal.

1Opinion of the CourtLand, J.

Joseph and Eddie Jeanisse and Pierre Daigle were jointly indicted for the crime of murder. They were tried, and Joseph Jeanisse and Pierre Daigle were found guilty as charged, without capital punishment, and Eddie Jeanisse was found guilty of manslaughter, and recommended to the extreme mercy of the court. Defendants filed a motion for a new trial and a motion in arrest, which were overruled. Thereupon Pierre Daigle and Joseph Jeanisse were sen-*361fenced to imprisonment at hard labor for life, and Eddie Jeanisse to like imprisonment for five years.

Defendants have appealed, and rely for reversal…

2Cited by6 opinions

  1. State v. BlueSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1914
  2. State v. McIntoshSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1917
  3. State v. BrannonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1913
  4. State v. OwensSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1939
  5. State v. ForneaSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1962

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