Legal Opinion
State v. Gardner
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided May 15, 1922No. 25184PublishedCited by 14 opinions
Appeal from Criminal District Court, Parish of Orleans; N. E. Humphrey, Judge. Harry Gardner was convicted of an offense, and he appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtSt. Paul, J.
This is an appeal from a conviction and sentence under the provisions of Act 57 of 1908, commonly called the Locke Law, and entitled:
“An act to prohibit gambling on horse races by the operation of betting books, French mutual pooling devices, auction pools, or any other device, and to provide penalties for the violation of the provisions thereof.”
[1] As the question presented is not whether racing and betting on horse races be or be not commendable or reprehensible or beneficial or detrimental, but simply whether this defendant, by doing the things with which he is charged, has violated the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- United States v. SheldonSupreme Court of the United States · 1817
- State v. BreffeihlSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1912
- State v. AustinSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1917
- McDougall v. MonlezunSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1886
3Cited by14 opinions
- State v. DudleySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1925
- State v. PennimanSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1953
- State v. McClellanSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1923
- State v. WhitlockSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1939
- State v. MacKSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1954
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