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State v. BryantState v. Bryant

Supreme Court of Louisiana
Apr 23, 1951
No. 40209
Reporters:
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Before:
Fournet
FOURNET, Chief Justice.

The defendant, Johnny Wilman Bryant, having appealed immediately after his ‍​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‍sentence following his conviction on a charge of simple burglary without having perfected the only bill of exceptions relied on here (reserved to the ‍​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‍ruling of the trial judge refusing to grant his motion for a new trial, based on alleged newly discovered evidence), and there being ‍​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‍no error patent on the face of the record, nothing is presented for this court to review in connection with this trial and ‍​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‍the defendant’s conviction and sentence will, therefore, be affirmed. See Article 498 of the Code of Criminal Procedure and State v. McDonald, 218 La. 198, 48 ‍​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‍So.2d 797, and the authorities cited therein.

The conviction and sentence are affirmed.

Case Details

Case Name: State v. Bryant
Court Name: Supreme Court of Louisiana
Date Published: Apr 23, 1951
Citations: 52 So. 2d 543; 219 La. 193; 1951 La. LEXIS 859; No. 40209
Docket Number: No. 40209
Court Abbreviation: La.
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