State v. Angel

Citations

• 52 La. Ann. 485

Syllabus

<p>„ Syllabus.</p> <p>1. Defendants were jointly tried as perpetrators ol a homicide. They might have asked a severance and keen separately tried. Had this been done, the one might have called the other as a witness on his behalf.</p> <p>2. But the rule is different where, indicted as principals in the same bill, the accused went to trial at the same time. In such case the one co-defendant can not make of the other a witness for himself.</p> <p>S. Act 29 of 1886 interpreted as not establishing anything to the contrary of this.</p>