State v. Sims
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Second. Judicial District Court, Parish of Webster; Richard Cleveland Drew, Judge. Jack Sims was convicted of robbery, and he appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtLand, J.
The defendant was indicted for robbery, tried, found guilty, and sentenced to the penitentiary for seven years.
Defendant has appealed, and relies for reversal on a single bill of exception and an assignment of errors.
Bill of Exception.
Defendant moved for a new trial on three different grounds, which will be considered in their order.
1. The objection that the verdict was contrary to the law and the evidence raises a mixed question of law and of fact, not reviewable in this court.
2. Separation of the jury. We find the •following statement from the judge embodied in the bill of exception, to…
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