State v. Doucet
Supreme Court of Louisiana
1Opinion of the Court
ODOM, Justice.
The accused was convicted of manslaughter, and sentenced to hard labor in the state penitentiary for not less than 6, nor more than 10, years. From this conviction and sentence he prosecutes this appeal.
During the course of the trial, a number of bills of exception were reserved, but only two, Nos. 12 and 13, are urged on appeal.
The accused was charged with murder. But prior to proceeding with the trial the state abandoned the charge of murder and elected to go to trial only on the charge of manslaughter. The trial judge charged the jury that it took the concurrence of nine only…
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2Cases cited7 opinions
- McBean v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1892
- State v. KernanSupreme Court of Iowa · 1912
- State v. BourgeoisSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1925
- State v. CookSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1906
- State v. KellySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1933
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3Cited by21 opinions
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- State v. EdwardsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1973
- State v. MeanySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1962
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