State v. Wilson
Citations
- 114 La. 398
- 38 So. 397
- 1905 La. LEXIS 474
Syllabus
<p>CRIMINAL LAW — NEW TRIAL — NEWLY DISCOVERED EVIDENCE — MURDER—EVIDENCE.</p> <p>1. Where the newly discovered evidence is cumulative, or where it confirms the verdict, a new trial is properly refused.’</p> <p>2. It is not essential that the act of the defendant should have been the sole cause of the death; if it was a contributory cause to the death, that is sufficient.</p> <p>(Syllabus by the Court.)</p>
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- death from pneumonia caused by gunshot wound
- death from pneumonia caused by gunshot wound
- involving death from pneumonia caused by gunshot wound
- death from pneumonia caused by gunshot wound
- death from pneumonia caused by gunshot wound
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14 cases in this archive cite this case.
- State v. MatthewsSupreme Court of Louisiana· 1984-05-14· cited 73×
- State v. DurioSupreme Court of Louisiana· 1979-05-21· cited 41×
- Wells v. BlackmanSupreme Court of Louisiana· 1908-01-09· cited 34×
- State v. RichardsonLouisiana Court of Appeal· 1999-03-03· cited 26×
- State v. SmallSupreme Court of Louisiana· 2012-10-16· cited 25×
- State v. JacksonLouisiana Court of Appeal· 1984-06-06· cited 19×
- State v. MoselyLouisiana Court of Appeal· 1985-08-21· cited 8×
- State v. HamiltonLouisiana Court of Appeal· 1984-11-07· cited 6×
- State v. MacKeyLouisiana Court of Appeal· 1996-12-11· cited 5×
- State of Louisiana v. Willie James RobertsonSupreme Court of Louisiana· 2015-06-30· cited 5×
- State v. ObneyLouisiana Court of Appeal· 1999-08-11· cited 4×
- State v. HartLouisiana Court of Appeal· 2004-08-18· cited 1×
- State v. ALSANDORLouisiana Court of Appeal· 2007-12-05
- People v. BonifacioAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1907-05-15
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