State v. Bowen, 180 So. 2d 700

SANDERS, Justice.

The defendant, James F. Bowen, was charged with simple ‍‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‍battery upon Velma King in violation of LSA-R.S. 14:35. After trial, he was adjudged guilty and sentenced to one year ‍‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‍in the parish jail. He appealed.

The defendant reserved no bills of exception at the trial and filed no brief ‍‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‍in this Court. Hence, we review the case only for errors patent on the face of the record. LSA-R.S. 15:502; ‍‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‍State v. Bennett, 235 La. 987, 106 So.2d 443 and the authorities therein cited.

Our examination of the record discloses no such ‍‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‍error.

For the reasons assigned, the conviction and sentence are affirmed.

Case Details

Case Name: State v. Bowen

Court Name: Supreme Court of Louisiana

Date Published: Dec 13, 1965

Citations: 180 So. 2d 700; 248 La. 549; 1965 La. LEXIS 2256; No. 47836

Docket Number: No. 47836

Court Abbreviation: La.