State v. Harp
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Thirtieth Judicial District Court, Parish of La Salle; George Wear, Sr.. Judge. Jack Harp was convicted of manslaughter, and appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtLand, J.
The defendant was indicted for murder, and found guilty of manslaughter. *1009He appeals from a sentence at hard labor for 10 years.
[3] In this court the defendant has- filed an assignment of errors patent on the face of the record. The alleged errors are similar to those urged in State v. Griggsby, 117 La. 1052, 42 South. 497. As was said in that case, the failure of the minutes to state that the court was opened from day to day would be fatal to the appeal of the accused.
The indictment is in due form, and is indorsed “a true bill” by the foreman. It also recites that the grand jury had been duly…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- State v. GriggsbySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1906
- State v. BarrettSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1906
- State v. BreauxSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1900
- State v. FergusonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1905
- State v. CunninghamSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1909
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