Case Name: The State vs. W. G. Prater
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1880
Citations: 1 Mann. Unrep. Cas. 307
Docket Number: No. 865
Parties: The State vs. W. G. Prater.
Judges: 
Reporter: Unreported cases heard and determined by the Supreme Court of Louisiana, from January 8, 1877, to April, 1880
Volume: 1
Pages: 307–307

Head Matter:
No. 865.
The State vs. W. G. Prater.
In a trial for a felony the minutes of court must contain the express statement of the presence of the prisoner in court at every important stage of the trial, and the swearing and empanneling of the jury is an important part of the trial.
Appeal from the District Court for Caddo. Boarman, J.
Slattery, District Attorney, for the State. Wise & Herndon, Shepherd, Bell, for Defendant.

Opinion:
Marr, J.,
delivered the opinion, reversing the judgment and ordering a new trial.