STATE v. SMITH

No. 43143.

92 So.2d 569 (1957)

231 La. 649

STATE of Louisiana v. William SMITH.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

January 21, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank S. Bruno, Hilary J. Gaudin, Lloyd C. Hoffman, New Orleans, for defendant-appellant.

Jack P. F. Gremillion, Atty. Gen., M. E. Culligan, Asst. Atty. Gen., Leon D. Hubert, Jr., Dist. Atty., Malcolm V. O'Hara, First Asst. Dist. Atty., Edward M. Baldwin, Louis F. Claiborne, Asst. Dist. Attys., New Orleans, for appellee.


HAMITER, Justice.

The defendant, William Smith, was convicted and sentenced on a charge of his having murdered one Myrtis Bing. He is appealing.

The first of the four perfected bills of exceptions was reserved in the following manner while Officer O'Rourke, a state witness under direct examination, was giving testimony relative to a statement made to him by the accused:

"Q. What did he say? A. He said, `I...

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