STATE v. FAULK

No. 45907.

140 So.2d 374 (1962)

242 La. 956

STATE of Louisiana v. Harold FAULK.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

April 30, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph E. Coreil, Preston N. Aucoin, Ville Platte, for defendant-appellant.

Jack P. F. Gremillion, Atty. Gen., M. E. Culligan, Asst. Atty. Gen., L. O. Fusilier, Dist. Atty., J. William Pucheu, Asst. Dist. Atty., for appellee.


McCALEB, Justice.

Appellant was tried and convicted for attempted manslaughter and sentenced to serve five years at hard labor in the State Penitentiary. During the trial, three bills of exceptions were reserved.

The first bill was taken to the overruling of a motion for a mistrial, which was founded on the premise that the State had prejudiced appellant in the presence of the jury by placing the shotgun, with which the crime was allegedly committed, on a...

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