State v. Duplechain
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Fifteenth Judicial District Court, Parish of Allen; Alfred M. Barbe, Judge. Pete Duplechain and two others were convicted of stealing a cow, and they appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtLand, J.
[1] The four defendants were charged on information with 'the offense of stealing a certain cow. Three of the defendants were found guilty as charged, and the fourth was acquitted. Duplechain and Ryder have appealed. ■ ■
It appears from the record that Duple-chain, Davide, and Ryder moved for a severance from Paul Bellou, on the following grounds: That they had been credibly informed that their said codefendant had made a confession of guilt, which would implicate them in the commission of the offense charged in the information; and that their defense was that the said Bellou was the thief, if…
2Cited by6 opinions
- State v. McGrawSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1979
- State v. ThibodeauxSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1975
- State v. BirbigliaSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1920
- State v. LavigneSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1982
- State v. LivseySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1938
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