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State v. JoshuaState v. Joshua

Supreme Court of Louisiana
Feb 15, 1860
Reporters:
Before:
Voorhies
Voorhies, J.

The prisoner was found guilty of the crime of committing a rape on ‍‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​‍the person of a white woman, and sentenced to be hung’ on the first Monday of August, 1859.

This judgment must bo affirmed. There is no bill ‍‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​‍of exception in tho record, nor has the defendant’s counsel filed an assignment of errors. Besides, upon an inspection of the papers, we do not perceive ‍‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​‍any error, which might have avoided the proceedings.

The day fixed for the execution of the prisoner has elapsed; but the magistrates who sat on the special ‍‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​‍tribunal, from which this appeal was taken, are referred to the following cases as a guide in this matter : State v. Jonas and Sam, 6 An. 695; State v. Oscar, 13 An. 297.

It ‍‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​‍is, therefore, ordered and decreed, that the judgment of the inferior court be affirmed.

Case Details

Case Name: State v. Joshua
Court Name: Supreme Court of Louisiana
Date Published: Feb 15, 1860
Citation: 15 La. Ann. 118
Court Abbreviation: La.
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