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State v. Fields

Citations

  • 51 La. Ann. 1239
  • 26 So. 99
  • 1899 La. LEXIS 551

Syllabus

<p>Syllabus.</p> <p>In an indictment for murder, it is sufficient to charge in general terms that the accused committed the crime, without giving details as to the time or place' it occurred; and, if on the trial the proof discloses that the mortal Wow was inflicted within the jurisdiction of the indictment, and that the death occurred in some other parish of the State, or in some other State, the court has, nonetheless, jurisdiction.</p> <p>The Supreme Court can not entertain and, decide questions raised in bills of exception involving testimony which is not annexed to, and made a part thereof.</p>

Judges: Watkins

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