State v. Cavanaugh

Citations

• 52 La. Ann. 1251

Syllabus

<p>Syllabus.</p> <p>1. Where an amendment to a bill of Information, made upon the day fixed for trial o'f the ease, has the effect of . charging a graver crime, with a heavier penalty, than that charged in the bill as originally drawn, the amendment ought not to be allowed.</p> <p>2. Proof of a previous assault, by the accused upon the prosecuting witness, offered by the State, after the defendant had closed his cause, for the purpose of showing malice, ought not to be admitted, unless clearly in rebuttal.</p>