Legal Opinion

State v. Varnado

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided December 11, 1944No. 37680PublishedCited by 52 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

O’NIELL, Chief Justice.

The defendants are appealing from a conviction and sentence for gambling. The offense is defined in Article 90 of the Criminal Code. The sentence of one of the-appellants, Charles Blackwell, i^,not enough to bring his case within the appellate jurisdiction of the court; hence his appeal must be dismissed, notwithstanding there is no motion to dismiss it. We understand though that the sentence against Blackwell is not to be carried out during the. pendency of the appeal of Varnado, or unless his conviction and sentence are affirmed.

The principal complaint of the…

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2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. State v. PeteSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1944
  2. State v. DarkSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1940
  3. State v. VerdinSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1939
  4. State v. HebertSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1944
  5. State v. MorganSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1943

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3Cited by52 opinions

  1. State v. GriffinSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1986
  2. State v. GaineySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1979
  3. State v. SimpsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1949
  4. State v. DavisSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1945
  5. State v. StraughanSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1956

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