Legal Opinion
State v. Scott
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided June 7, 1909No. 17,623PublishedCited by 15 opinions
Appeal from Twenty-Fourth District Court, Parish of West Feliciana; • George Jones Woodside, Judge. Ephriam Scott was convicted of resisting an officer, and he appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtProvosty, J.
Defendant was convicted, and sentenced to two years at hard labor, under the statute which makes it a crime “to oppose, resist or assault any officer while .attempting to serve or execute process”; and he has appealed. The court charged the jury as follows:
“There can be illegal opposition and resistance to the execution of the process or order of court, without the application of actual physical force or the use of words. Any conduct which would place the officer executing the order in bodily fear or terror would render the offender guilty •of illegal opposition and resistance contemplated by…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- State v. WelchWisconsin Supreme Court · 1875
- United States v. McDonaldU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern Wisconsin · 1879
- Armstrong v. Vicksburg, Shreveport & Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1894
- United States v. LowryU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Pennsylvania · 1808
- United States v. SmithU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern Arkansas · 1870
3Cited by15 opinions
- State v. MerrifieldSupreme Court of Kansas · 1956
- State v. LeighSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1971
- Reed v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1912
- State v. HarrisConnecticut Appellate Court · 1967
- State v. SnodgrassCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1977
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