Louisiana, Supreme Court, Alexandria : State v Price et al, September 1851.

Louisiana, Supreme Court, Alexandria : State v Price et al, September 1851.

The defendants were convicted of the murder of Eli Kay, and appealed. They argued that they had a legal right to have a copy of the indictment and a list of the jurors two days before the trial, that some of the jurors were not members of the original panel, and they challenged the admission into ev...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Adam Matthew Digital (Firm) (digitiser.)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Series:Slavery, abolition & social justice.
Subjects:
Court records
Crime
Death
Law
Trials (Murder)
Violence
Louisiana > Natchitoches
Online Access:Click for online access
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Summary:The defendants were convicted of the murder of Eli Kay, and appealed. They argued that they had a legal right to have a copy of the indictment and a list of the jurors two days before the trial, that some of the jurors were not members of the original panel, and they challenged the admission into evidence of the dying declarations of the deceased. The trial had taken place at the end of the term and the prisoners had been adequately counselled on their rights as to the jury and their preference for no further delay. No objections had been raised at the time against any of the jurors. The admissability of dying declarations did not conflict with the statute allowing the defendants the right to see living witnesses face to face. Judgement against the prisoners was affirmed.
Physical Description:1 online resource.
Location of Originals/Duplicates Note:Louisiana and Special Collections Department, Earl K. Long Library, University of New Orleans

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