St Landry County Louisiana Archives News.....Carriere, Hilaire - Death Sentence Upheld March 24, 1907 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Mary K. Creamer marykcreamer.00@gmail.com September 5, 2022, 8:18 pm Source: The Donaldsonville Chief. (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, March 24, 1917, Page 1 March 24, 1907 The supreme court of Louisiana has affirmed the verdict and death sentence in the case of Hilaire Carriere, the slayer of former sheriff Marion L. Swords of St. Landry parish. It is reported that an appeal to the supreme court of the United States will be taken by counsel for the prisoner, based on the allegation that he was not given a fair and impartial trial. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/stlandry/newspapers/carriere659gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/lafiles/ File size: 1.1 Kb