State v. Barnette
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Eleventh Judicial District Court, Parish of Red River; W. T. Cunningham, Judge. Bob Barnette was convicted of unlawfully keeping and operating a blind tiger, and appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMonroe, C. J.
Defendant was prosecuted under a bill of information which charges that in the parish of Red River he “did willfully, maliciously, and feloniously run, keep, and operate a blind tiger; the parish of Red River being a parish and subdivision of the state where the sale of intoxicating liquors is prohibited,” etc.
He moved to quash the bill, for the alleged reason that it charges no crime known to the law of this state, which motion was overruled, on the ground that “keeping a ‘blind tiger’ is fully defined by Act No. 8 of 1915.” He then moved for a bill of particulars setting forth the specific…
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