Legal Opinion
State v. Hickman
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided November 28, 1910No. Nos. 18,497, 18,498PublishedCited by 18 opinions
Appeal from Thirteenth Judicial District Court, Parish of Grant; W. F. Blackman, Judge. Dennis Hickman and another were indicted for cattle stealing. A motion to quash the indictments was sustained, and the State appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtLand, J.
In case No. 18,497, the accused were indicted for stealing, on or about February 15, 1909, 15 head of cattle, of the value of $150. In case No. 18,498, the accused were indicted for stealing, on or about March 29, 1909, one cow, of the value of $25.
Both indictments were found under Act No. 124 of 1874, defining the crime of grand and petit larceny.
In 1910 the Legislature passed Act No. 64, reading as follows:
“Section 1. Whoever shall steal a cow, calf, bull, ox, or any other species of cattle, shall be guilty of a felony, and, upon conviction, shall suffer imprisonment at hard labor for not…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- State v. CallahanSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1903
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