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State v. McDonaldState v. McDonald

Supreme Court of Louisiana
Nov 6, 1950
39901
Reporters:
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Before:
Fournet
FOURNET, Chief Justice.

The defendant, Golda Forrest McDonald, reserved numerous bills of exceptions ‍​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‍during the course of her trial, conviction, and sentence on a charge of manslaughter, but having failed to present them to the trial ‍​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‍judge for his signature and action prior to her appeal, there are no valid bills before this court, and, consequently, nothing for us ‍​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‍to review since there are no errors patent on the face of the record. Articles 499, 542, and 545 of the Code ‍​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‍of Criminal Procedure; State v. Carlson, 192 La. 501, 188 So. 155; State v. Owens, 210 La. 808, 809, 28 So.2d 337; and State v. Brown, 214 La. ‍​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‍18, 36 So.2d 624.

The conviction and sentence are affirmed.

PONDER, J., takes no part.

Case Details

Case Name: State v. McDonald
Court Name: Supreme Court of Louisiana
Date Published: Nov 6, 1950
Citations: 48 So. 2d 797; 218 La. 198; 1950 La. LEXIS 1058; 39901
Docket Number: 39901
Court Abbreviation: La.
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