Legal Opinion
State v. Emerson
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided November 12, 1957No. 43496PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHawthorne, J.
The defendant in this case, Mrs. Sam M. Emerson, was charged in the City Court of Springhill, Webster Parish, Louisiana, with selling beer to minors under the age of 18 years, in violation of R.S. 26:285(1). She was convicted as charged, and sentenced to pay a fine of $350 and', to serve 30 days in jail.
Bills of Exception Nos. 1 and 2 were taken to the overruling, respectively, of appellant’s motion for a new trial and: motion in arrest of judgment.
The motion for a new trial alleges' only that the verdict is contrary to the law' and the evidence. It is well settled that a motion for a new…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Rose v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1921
- State v. SaiaSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1947
- State v. DudoussatSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1895
- State v. PoseySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1924
- State v. HarveySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1925
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3Cited by11 opinions
- State v. KellySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1972
- State v. TurnerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1961
- State v. BrownSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1962
- State v. BrownSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1962
- Thibodeaux v. City of SulphurLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1962
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