State v. Jefferson

(Syllabus by Editorial Staff.) 1. Criminal Law (§ 931*) — Trial—Conduct on Jury — Separation — Time oe Raisins Objection. Objection to the separation of the jury in a prosecution for a capital offense, in which a life sentence was imposed, should have been raised before verdict in order to be a ground for reversal, unless accused or his counsel did not learn thereof until after verdict, and cannot be Erst raised on the motion for new trial. [Ed. Note. — For other cases, see Criminal Law, Cent. Dig. § 213C; Dec. Dig. § 931.*] 2. Criminal Law (§ 956*) — Appeal—Separation of Jury — Knowledge of Separation. The burden was on accused, in a prosecution for a capital offense, in which a life sentence was imposed, to show that he or his counsel did not know of the separation of the jury until after verdict, where objection on that ground was not made until then, in order to require a reversal for such separation. [Ed. Note. — For other cases, see Criminal Law, Cent. Dig. §§ 2384-2390; Dec. Dig. § 956.*]

Appeal from Twelfth Judicial District Court, Parish of Vernon; Don E. So Relie, Judge. Jake Jefferson was convicted of rape, and he appeals.