Legal Opinion

State v. Augustus

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided November 13, 1911No. 18,917PublishedCited by 21 opinions

Appeal from Twenty-Second Judicial District Court, Parish of East Baton Rouge; H. F. Brunot, Judge. Isidore Augustus was convicted of crime, and appeals.

1Opinion of the Court

On Motion to Dismiss.

SOMMERVILLE, J.

[1] The Attorney General has moved to dismiss this appeal, on the ground—

“that the motion and order made and granted in and by the district court were not made and granted in accordance with law, as provided by Act 106 of 1908, in that the motion and order failed to fix a return day.”

This record discloses no written motion of appeal prepared by counsel for the accused; the motion being disclosed merely by the minute entry, which is as follows:

“On motion of counsel for defendant, it is ordered that said defendant, Isidore Augustus, be granted an appeal from…

2Cases cited3 opinions

State v. BalizeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1886
State v. DellwoodSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1881
Hays v. MayerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1906

3Cited by21 opinions

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