State v. Abrams
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Herman Abrams was convicted of operating a slot machine, and applies for writs of certiorari and prohibition.
1Opinion of the CourtMonroe, J.
Relator, having been convicted under Act No. 57, p. 81, of 1898, of operating a slot machine and permitting a minor “to play same for money, stock, and merchandise,” etc., and having been sentenced to pay a fine of $50, or suffer imprisonment for 20 days, and having applied for a new trial, which was denied, now appeals to this court for relief, on the ground, set up in the lower court, that the statute in question contravenes article 31 of the Constitution in that its title “contains more than one object,” and that section 3, under which he was convicted, contains an object not expressed in…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- State v. De HartSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1903
- State ex rel. Mioton v. BakerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1904
- Grinage v. Times-Democrat Publishing Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1901
- State ex rel. Wynne v. LeeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1901
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