STATE v. DePIETRO

No. 46225.

148 So.2d 593 (1963)

243 La. 897

STATE of Louisiana v. Henry DePIETRO.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

January 14, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Watts & Crain, Franklinton, for defendant-appellant.

Jack P. F. Gremillion, Atty. Gen., M. E. Culligan, Asst. Atty. Gen., Woodrow W. Erwin, Dist. Atty., Julian J. Rodrigue, Asst. Dist. Atty., for appellee.


HAMITER, Justice

The defendant herein, Henry DePietro, and Frank Scianna were jointly indicted for the murder of one Leonard Shipp. On the motion of the state a severance was ordered. Thereupon, DePietro was tried; the jury returned a verdict of guilty without capital punishment; and the judge sentenced him to life imprisonment at hard labor in the State Penitentiary. He is appealing.

During the course of the trial numerous bills of exceptions was reserved...

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