Legal Opinion
State v. Sheffield
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided November 4, 1942No. 36751PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PONDER, Justice.
The defendant was tried and convicted under an indictment charging him with obtaining money, to wit: $100, from R. B. Clifton, upon a pretense and representation that he, the said A. Sheffield, could and would improperly influence the official action of a municipal officer and municipal officers of the City of Shreveport. Upon conviction, the defendant was sentenced to serve a period of one year in the penitentiary. He has appealed from the conviction and sentence.
During the course of the trial, it appears that five bills of exception were taken to' the ruling of the trial…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Hall v. City of ShreveportSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1925
- State ex rel. Quintin v. EdwardsMontana Supreme Court · 1908
- Huntington v. City of CalaisSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1909
- State v. BuhlerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1913
- State v. EzellSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1938
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3Cited by4 opinions
- State v. VinceSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1974
- State v. MillsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1956
- In re BuquetLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1966
- State v. VarnadoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1944