State v. Sanders
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Nineteenth Judicial District Court, Parish of Iberia; James Simon, Judge. Henry Sanders was indicted for abduction in violation of Act No. 134 of 1890. From a judgment sustaining a motion to quash, the State appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtSommerville, J.
The state appeals from a judgment sustaining a motion to quash an indictment charging defendant with having feloniously abducted a woman of previous chaste character from her father’s house, for the purpose of having unlawful sexual intercourse with her on the public highway, in Iberia parish, and within the jurisdiction of the Nineteenth judicial district court of this state. The motion to quash was based on the allegation that the indictment returned against the defendant sets forth no offense for which he may be held.
The trial court was of the opinion that the words “or elsewhere,” found…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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