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STATE v. SCOTT

No. 42141.

78 So.2d 832 (1955)

227 La. 198

STATE of Louisiana v. Joseph SCOTT and Calvin Scott.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied March 21, 1955.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John D. Nix, New Orleans, for appellants.

Fred S. LeBlanc, Atty. Gen., M. E. Culligan, Asst. Atty. Gen., Melvin P. Barre, Dist. Atty., New Orleans, for appellee.

PONDER, Justice.

The defendants were convicted in the lower court of the crime of manslaughter and sentenced to serve 15 years in the state penitentiary. They have appealed.

It appears from the minutes of the lower court that the defendants were found guilty of manslaughter by a jury on December 18, 1953. A motion for a new trial was filed on January 18, 1954. On April 5, 1954, the motion for a new trial was submitted and denied by the court and the defendants...

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