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State v. Thompson

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  • 104 La. 167

Syllabus

<p>Syllabus.</p> <p>1. The general venire of jurors should not be set aside for defects or irregu-' larities in its selection unless it should appear that some fraud has been practiced, or some great injury committed therefrom which would work irreparable injury. (Selection 14, Act No. 135 of 1898.)</p> <p>2. Parties accused of crime necessarily punishable at hard labor have no legal right to waive trial by jury, and insist upon being tried by the District Judge. (Article 117, Constitution of 1898.)</p>

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