State v. Florane
Supreme Court of Louisiana
1Opinion of the Court
ODOM, Justice.
The defendant was convicted of the crime of keeping a banking game at which money was bet or hazarded, in violation of Act No. 12 of 1870. He was fined $1,000, and, in default of the payment of the fine, it was ordered that he serve six months in jail. He appealed.
He moved to quash the indictment on two grounds: First, that Act No. 12 of 1870, under which the indictment is brought, is unconstitutional ; and, second, that said act was repealed by articles 341, 582, and 583 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
As to the constitutionality of the act, it need only be said that the act…
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