Legal Opinion
City of Baton Rouge v. Weis
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided March 12, 1917No. 22402PublishedCited by 1 opinion
Appeal from City of Baton Rouge; William A. Benton, Judge. Isidore Weis and others were convicted in the city court in the City of Baton Rouge of the offense of gaming, and they appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtLand, J.
On January 23, 1917, the defendants were charged in the city court of the city of Baton Rouge as follows:
“That they and each of them did on the 22d day of January, 1917, in the city of Baton Rouge, La., at a gambling table, bet and wager money and representatives of money at the game of poker in a certain house on Convention street used and occupied for said purpose, against the ordinances of the city of Baton Rouge and in violation of the provisions of Ordinance No. 3 of the Commission Series for the year 1914.”
Defendants moved to quash the charge against them on the ground that the said…
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2Cases cited5 opinions
- City of New Orleans v. CollinsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1900
- City of Shreveport v. MaloneySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1901
- Town of Ruston v. PerkinsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1905
- Town of Marksville v. WorthySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1909
- City of Monroe v. HardySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1894
3Cited by1 opinion
- City of Bogalusa v. SallisSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1944