State v. Baudoin

Citations

• 115 La. 774
• 40 So. 42
• 1905 La. LEXIS 736

Syllabus

<p>1. Crlmtnal Law — Trial — Separation oe Jury.</p> <p>In cases not capital, the matter of allowing the jurors to separate before receiving the charge is within the discretion of the trial judge, and prejudice to the accused by reason of such separation is not presumed.</p> <p>2. Witness — Cross-Examination oe Accused.</p> <p>The accused, who takes the stand as a witness in his own behalf, may, upon cross-examination, be asked questions which are germane to the examination in' chief.»,</p> <p>3. Criminal Law — Concessions.</p> <p>The question of the admissibility in evidence of a voluntary confession is not necessarily affected by the fact that the accused was in custody when the confession was made.</p> <p>4.Same — Newt Trial — Grounds.</p> <p>After acquiescing during the trial in the discharge by another person, not sworn as a deputy, of the function of the clerk, it is too late to raise the objection, in a motion for new trial, that the court was not properly organized-.</p> <p>(Syllabus by the Court.)</p>