State v. Avery

Defendant is charged with the murder of R. E. Davis in the parish of Jackson on the loth day of September, 1932. He was tried by jury, found guilty of manslaughter, and sentenced to the state penitentiary for a term of not less than eight nor more than twelve years, and to pay a fine of one dollar.

On appeal, defendant relies upon 7 bills of exceptions:

Bill No. 1.

The district attorney, on direct examination, asked a state witness; Louis yarn-er, what statement or threats he had heard defendant make toward R. B. Davis, the deceased. The witness answered that defendant had said: “That was one…