State v. Breaux
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Eighteenth Judicial District Court, Parish of Lafayette; William Campbell, Judge. Joseph Breaux was convicted of manslaughter, and he appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtOverton, J.
On a bill of indictment charging defendant with murder, he was convicted of manslaughter, and was sentenced to the penitentiary for not less than nine and not more than ten years. Feeling that he was injured by some of the rulings of the trial court, he has appealed to this court for relief.
During the course of the examination of the prospective jurors on their voir dire, several of them answered, in response to questions propounded by the state, that they had conscientious scruples against the infliction of the death .penalty. The state challenged these jurors for cause on the ground of…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- State v. BessaSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1905
- State v. HowardSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1907
- State v. CompagnetSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1896
- State v. ClaireSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1889
- State ex rel. Algiers Brewing Co. v. KingSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1894
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