Legal Opinion

State v. Lankford

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided April 29, 1918No. 23036Published

Appeal from Fourth Judicial District Court, Parish of Union; Joseph Burrough Crow, Judge. K. D. Lankford was arrested on a criminal charge, and he gave an appearance bond, and from a judgment forfeiting such bond, C. D. Lankford, surety, appeals.

1Opinion of the Court

LECHE, J. C. D.

Lankford, surety on an appearance bond, furnished by K. D. Lank-ford, appeals from a judgment forfeiting said bond.

An affidavit was made April 28, 1917, before J. W. Brown, justice of the peace for the Third ward of the parish of Union, by May Williamson, charging K. D. Lankford with having on the 23d day of October, 1917, had carnal knowledge of her, the affiant, a female between the ages of 12 and 18 years.

The accused was arrested, and on May 5, 1917, in said justice of the peace court, furnished bond in the sum of $300, with C. D.. Lankford as surety, conditioned for his…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. State v. HendricksSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1888
  2. State v. ReamesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1914

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