State v. Abrams

Supreme Court of Louisiana

State v. Abrams

92 So. 138, 151 La. 623

CourtSupreme Court of Louisiana

DecidedMay 15, 1922

DocketNo. 25229

StatusPublished

Cited by2 cases

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State v. Abrams, 92 So. 138, 151 La. 623 (La. 1922).

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LECHE, J.

Defendant was indicted for-murder, and from a verdict of guilty and a sentence of death he has appealed.

The record contains two bills of exception, one to the refusal of defendant’s motion for a change of venue and the other to the refusal of his motion for a new trial.

[1] 1. The first bill involves a question of fact which is especially addressed to the discretion of the trial court. It is, however, reviewable by this court, when the testimony, as in this case, is contained in the record. State v. Wheat, 111 La. 865, 35 South. 955; State v. Poindexter, 117 La. 383, 41 South. 688; State v. Blount, 124 La. 205, 50 South. 12. The decision in State v. White, 30 La. Ann. 364, cited by the Attorney General, to the effect that such a question is not reviewable, is overruled by the three cases above cited.

The testimony elicited on the trial of the' motion fails to sustain defendant’s allegations and, on the contrary, shows that he could obtain a fair and impartial trial in the parish of Caldwell. The trial judge in his per curiam so holds, and his finding is-correct

[2] 2. The second bill is to the trial judge’s refusal of a motion for a new trial, based upon newly discovered evidence.

The trial judge in his per curiam states that the testimony sought to be offered as newly discovered evidence was not new evidence, but, purely cumulative evidence, and that defendant failed to show diligence, and that this evidence could have easily been obtained. We must accept these conclusions of the trial judge, which are based upon [625]*625facts not appearing in the record, and for these reasons

The judgment and sentence appealed from are affirmed.

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LECHE, J.

Defendant was indicted for-murder, and from a verdict of guilty and a sentence of death he has appealed.

The record contains two bills of exception, one to the refusal of defendant’s motion for a change of venue and the other to the refusal of his motion for a new trial.

[1] 1. The first bill involves a question of fact which is especially addressed to the discretion of the trial court. It is, however, reviewable by this court, when the testimony, as in this case, is contained in the record. State v. Wheat, 111 La. 865, 35 South. 955; State v. Poindexter, 117 La. 383, 41 South. 688; State v. Blount, 124 La. 205, 50 South. 12. The decision in State v. White, 30 La. Ann. 364, cited by the Attorney General, to the effect that such a question is not reviewable, is overruled by the three cases above cited.

The testimony elicited on the trial of the' motion fails to sustain defendant’s allegations and, on the contrary, shows that he could obtain a fair and impartial trial in the parish of Caldwell. The trial judge in his per curiam so holds, and his finding is-correct

[2] 2. The second bill is to the trial judge’s refusal of a motion for a new trial, based upon newly discovered evidence.

The trial judge in his per curiam states that the testimony sought to be offered as newly discovered evidence was not new evidence, but, purely cumulative evidence, and that defendant failed to show diligence, and that this evidence could have easily been obtained. We must accept these conclusions of the trial judge, which are based upon [625]*625facts not appearing in the record, and for these reasons

The judgment and sentence appealed from are affirmed.

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