STATE v. BICKHAM

No. 44171.

107 So.2d 458 (1958)

236 La. 244

STATE of Louisiana v. Perry A. BICKHAM.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

December 15, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sargent Pitcher, Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellant.

Jack P. F. Gremillion, Atty. Gen., M. E. Culligan, Asst. Atty. Gen., J. St. Clair Favrot, Dist. Atty., Alex W. Wall, Asst. Dist. Atty., Baton Rouge, for plaintiff-appellee.


McCALEB, Justice.

Appellant was indicted for the murder of one Chester Johnson whom he stabbed fatally with a knife after Johnson struck him with his fist following words between them in a Negro saloon. After hearing the evidence, the jury brought in a verdict of manslaughter and appellant was sentenced to serve 15 years at hard labor in the State Penitentiary, from which conviction and sentence he prosecuted this appeal. During

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