49 La. Ann. 667 | La. | 1897
The opinion of the court was delivered by
This is an appeal from the sentence following the verdict of guilty against defendant on an indictment for inflicting a wound less than mayhem.
The appeal comes here with no bill of exceptions reserved during trial. The reliance of counsel for the accused is on his application for time to prepare affidavits and file a rule for new trial and the bill reserved to the denial of the application. The application and affidavit in its support assigned as grounds the discovery of material testimony since the trial. The testimony, it is claimed, would prove statements of the deceased at the time of the cutting, contradicting the testimony of the police officers who testified against the accused, and another witness, an eye-witness, it is claimed, would confirm •the statement of the accused.
It is therefore ordered, adjudged and decreed that the sentence of the lower court be affirmed.