State v. Smith

Citations

• 106 La. 735

Syllabus

<p>Syllabus</p> <p>1. Where the objections urged by a defendant In a criminal case are of a char' acter such as to require the taking of a bill of exceptions, this bill must make such a statement of the facts and circumstances connected with the matter complained of as will show error. Error will not be presumed.</p> <p>2. Mere belief on the part of one of the jury which tried an accused person that the verdict found would leave the sentence under it to a certain extent under the control of the district judge, and not carry with it necessarily a sentence of death, furnishes no legal ground for reversing the verdict. Considerations of that character must be addressed to the Board of Pardons.</p>