Legal Opinion
State v. Broadnax
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided February 13, 1950No. 39697PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAWTHORNE, Justice.
It was charged in a bill of information that the defendant, Joseph Broadnax, “did wilfully and unlawfully possess and have under his control, a narcotic drug, to wit: six (6) capsules of heroin, a compound derivative, mixture and preparation, containing opium”, which crime is denounced by Section 2 of Act No. 14 of the Second Extra Session of 1934, as amended by Section 2 of Act No. 416 of 1948, the Uniform Narcotic Drug Act. The defendant was placed on trial before a jury, which in due course returned the following verdict:
“New Orleans, La., May 31, 1949. Guilty of…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- State v. DavisSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1945
- Hunn v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1911
- Arnold v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1874
- The People v. BaileyIllinois Supreme Court · 1945
- Blackshare v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1910
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3Cited by44 opinions
- Emmons v. Agricultural Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1963
- State v. VincentSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1980
- State v. DanielsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1959
- State v. NicolosiSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1955
- State v. GarnerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1959
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