State v. Dalcour
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Seventeenth. Judicial District Court, Parish of Vermillion; W. W. Bailey, Judge. Proceeding by the State against Antonie Dalcour. Prom judgment rendered, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtSommerville, J.
When defendant was first called for trial he sought and obtained a continuance on the ground of the absence of a material witness. When the case was called the second time for trial he asked for a continuance because of the absence of the same alleged material witness, who appeared to be a resident of the state of Texas.
[1] In denying the motion for continuance the district judge said that the application had been made merely for delay, and the second application for a continuance was refused. The matter of continuances is largely within the discretion of the trial judge, and the ruling…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- State v. AllenSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1911
- State v. HawthornSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1914
- State v. RichardSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1910
- State v. HillSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1914
3Cited by5 opinions
- State v. HenrySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1942
- State v. EyerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1959
- State v. GainesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1977
- State v. BrazileSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1958
- Schiro v. MonteleoneLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1925