STATE v. STEWART

No. 44865.

117 So.2d 583 (1960)

238 La. 1036

STATE of Louisiana v. Simon STEWART.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied February 15, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sam J. D'Amico, Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellant.

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


HAWTHORNE, Justice.

Simon Stewart, charged with murder, was tried, found guilty, and sentenced to death. From this conviction and sentence he has appealed.

Defendant pleaded present insanity and also insanity at the time of the commission of the crime. All of the bills of exception that we shall discuss or specifically mention have to do with one or the other of these pleas.

During the examination of prospective jurors on their voir dire several bills...

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