Legal Opinion
State v. Nichols
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided January 9, 1950No. 39588PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MOISE, Justice.
The defendant Allan Nichols, was indicted, tried and convicted of “the crime of Manslaughter” and was sentenced to serve 4 years and 10 months in the penitentiary. From this conviction and sentence he appeals.
The record reveals that the indictment was returned against the defendant on May 21, 1949. He was arraigned on May 25, 1949, and entered a plea of “not guilty”, which he later withdrew for the purpose of filing a motion to quash the indictment and to quash and set aside the petit jury venire. The case was fixed for trial on June 15, 1949, the term of court having opened on…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- State v. DavisSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1945
- State v. CapaciSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1934
- State v. ChanetSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1946
- State v. WhiteSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1931
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3Cited by24 opinions
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