STATE v. COFFIL

No. 40834.

62 So.2d 651 (1952)

222 La. 487

STATE v. COFFIL.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied January 12, 1953.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

F. Irvin Dymond, New Orleans, for defendant-appellant.

Fred S. LeBlanc, Atty. Gen., M. E. Culligan, Asst. Atty. Gen., Severn T. Darden, Dist. Atty., Phil Trice, Asst. Dist. Atty., New Orleans, for appellee.


PONDER, Justice.

The defendant, Thomas Coffil, was tried, convicted of manslaughter, and sentenced to serve three years in the penitentiary. He has appealed.

Four bills of exception are presented on this appeal. Bill of exception No. 1 was taken to the overruling of the defendant's objection to the following question propounded by the trial court to a witness for the defense, while on cross-examination, viz.: "But the first use of the knife or weapon was in...

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