State v. Butler

VIOSCA, Justice ad hoc.

The defendant, Alvin Butler, was found guilty of the crime of manslaughter (denounced by LSA-R.S. 14:31) and sentenced to serve four years at hard labor in the state penitentiary. On appeal to this Court a new trial was granted, 227 La. 937, 81 So.2d 1. He was again tried, found guilty as charged, and given the same sentence. We are now considering this second trial on appeal.

Eleven Bills of Exceptions were reserved during the trial. Bills Nos. 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6 were abandoned on this appeal.1

Bills of Exceptions Nos. 3 and 7 are related and will be discussed jointly.

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