State v. Williams

Citations

• 107 La. 789

Syllabus

<p>Syllabus.</p> <p>1. • While the character of defendant had not been put at issue, yet he had been a witness in his own behalf. Comments of the prosecuting officer are not cause to set aside the verdict even though they may not have been directly suggested by the testimony. The closing remarks were immaterial, or at least were not prejudicial.</p> <p>2. The oversight of the district attorney in not signing the bill of Indictment was not fatal to the indictment.</p> <p>3. It is settled that an averment that the verdict is contrary to law and evidence brings up no ground for review.</p> <p>4. The statement of the trial judge embodied in the bill of exceptions that there was a case pending in which the defendant attempted to bribe a witness Is accepted as correct in the absence of testimony on the subject.</p>