State v. Lacroute
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from First Judicial District Court, Parish of Caddo ; John R. Land, Judge. Peter Laeroute was convicted of retailing liquor without a license, and appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
MONROE, J-!’
Defendant was prosecuted, convicted, and sentenced for retailing liquor without a license, and he appealed to this court. It now appears from the affidavits of the district attorney and the sheriff! of Caddo, as, also, from a copy of the indictment that he has become a fugitive from justice, is under indictment for murder and is now residing in the republic of Prance. The Attorney General and district attorney therefore move that the appeal be dismissed. In State v. Wright, 32 La. Ann. 1017, 36 Am. Rep. 274, which appears to have been the first case of the kind brought to the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- State v. WrightSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1880
- State v. CraigheadSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1892
- State v. EdwardsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1884
- State v. PorterSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1889
- State v. MansfieddSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1886
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