State v. Freddy
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Seventh Judicial District Court, Parish of Richland; William Jefferson Gray, Judge. J. H. Freddy was convicted of crime, and appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtProyosty, J.
Defendant was convicted of incest, and sentenced to 20 years at hard labor. The accusation is that he had sexual intercourse with his daughter without her consent.
His first reliance is upon the refusal of the court to charge that consent of both parties is essential to incest
The question thus raised is presented to this court for the first time. It was not considered in the case of State v. De Hart, 109 La. 570, 33 South. 605.
For the definition of our crimes, we are referred by the act of 1805 to the common law of England, as it existed at that date; but incest was not a crime cognizable at…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- People v. JennesMichigan Supreme Court · 1858
- State v. MarkinsIndiana Supreme Court · 1884
- People v. StrattonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1904
- State v. De HartSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1903
- Cannon v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1885
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3Cited by14 opinions
- State v. BrownSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1959
- McClure v. McClureSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1943
- McCaskill v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1908
- Singley v. SingleyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1962
- State v. FreddySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1907
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