State v. Young

Citations

• 107 La. 618

Syllabus

<p>Syllabus.</p> <p>1. where, as part of his exculpatory evidence, an accused person seeks to prove admissions (not part of the res gestae) made by another person to the effect that it was he, and not the accused, who killed the deceased, objection to the evidence that it is hearsay was well taken.</p> <p>2. where the avowed object of alleged newly-discovered evidence is to discredit a prosecuting witness, the general rule is a new trial will not be granted.</p>