Legal Opinion
State v. Shields
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided May 25, 1903No. 14,762PublishedCited by 21 opinions
Appeal from Fifth Judicial District Court, Parish of Winn; Marion Franklin Machen, Judge. George L. Shields and R. P. Webb were convicted of selling liquor without a license, and Shields appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Statement of the Case.
MONROE, J.
The defendants were indicted jointly for selling liquor without a license in the parish of Winn, and, Webb being absent, Shields was tried alone, without a jury, upon the following statement of facts ánd agreement, to wit:
“In this case it is agreed by the district attorney representing the state, and Barks-dale & Barksdale, attorneys representing the defendant George Shields, that we submit the case on the following statement of facts, leaving it to the court to decide as to whether or not, as a proposition of law, the facts thus submitted constitute the crime…
Also in this document: Concurrence.
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Dunn v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1889
- Erman v. LehmanSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1895
- State v. McAdamsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1901
- Smith's Heirs v. JohnstonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1902
- Seris v. Bellocq, Noblom & Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1865
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3Cited by21 opinions
- George D. Witt Shoe Co. v. J. A. Seegars & Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1908
- Modern Farm Service, Inc. v. Ben Pearson, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
- Collector of Revenue v. JL Richardson CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1971
- Succession of WelshSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1904
- Consolidated Companies, Inc. v. LawsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1929
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