State v. Davis
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Eighth Judicial District Court, Parish of Franklin; S. R. Holstein, Judge. Mitchell Davis was convicted of murder, •and he appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBaker, J.
The defendant, having been convicted of murder without capital punishment and sentenced to hard labor for life, prosecutes this appeal.'
• The deceased, Bill King, was murdered by being shot as he was unsuspectingly going along the public road. The murderer was not seen; but the smoke from his gun was,‘ and served to make known the spot where he stood when firing. The next day two bloodhounds, starting from this spot, went to the bed which the accused had occupied the night' before, and when the accused, who was coming from a nearby field, was called, he came up and the dogs bayed him. When he…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- State v. HarrisonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1921
- State v. KingSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1919
3Cited by7 opinions
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- Terrell v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1968
- State v. DavisSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1923
- State v. BurkhalterSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1947
- Terrell v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1968
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