State v. Kiernan

Citations

• 116 La. 739
• 41 So. 55
• 1906 La. LEXIS 564

Syllabus

<p>1. Libel—Criminal Prosecution.</p> <p>Sections 804 and 982, Rev. St., are in no manner superseded by Act No. 107, p. 161, § 4, of 1902.</p> <p>2. Criminal Law—Confronting Witnesses —Rights of Accused.</p> <p>An affidavit, attached to an application for certiorari and prohibition, to the effect that a witness, “in answer to an attachment,” appeared before the trial judge “and gave evidence in connection with” the case, and that the accused were not present, suggests no sufficient ground for the issuance of the writs prayed for.</p> <p>(Syllabus by the Court.)</p>