Legal Opinion

State v. Doucet

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided January 5, 1942No. 36454PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HIGGINS, Justice.

On May 15, 1941, the Grand Jury of St. Landry Parish returned thirty bills of indictment against the relator, charging him with the crime of embezzlement of public funds on various dates from 1937 to 1940, during the time he served in the capacity as sheriff and ex-officio tax collector of the Parish of St. Landry. A similar indictment was returned against him on July 10, 1941, by the Grand Jury, and, on October 17, 1941, he was likewise also charged with the crime of-embezzlement, in two informations • filed against him by 'the district attorney.

In all of these cases, the…

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2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. State v. HenrySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1941
  2. State v. BlountSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1909
  3. State v. MorganSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1917
  4. State v. RiniSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1922
  5. State v. WoodsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1909

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. State v. MaduellSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1976
  2. State v. GatlinSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1961
  3. State v. PailetSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1964
  4. Meyer v. Board of Trustees of Firemen's Pension & Relief Fund for City of New OrleansSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1942
  5. State v. LabordeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1948

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