Legal Opinion

State v. Waldron

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided April 24, 1911No. 18,707PublishedCited by 18 opinions

Appeal from First Judicial District Court, Parish of Caddo; T. F. Bell, Judge. Rev. Dr. Waldron was convicted of crime, and appeals.

1Opinion of the Court

On Motion to Dismiss Appeal.

MONROE, J.

Defendant has appealed from a conviction of embezzlement and the sentence imposed therefor. The state moves to dismiss the appeal, on the grounds (1) that it was not taken within three days after the sentence had been pronounced; and (2) that no return day was fixed by the judge.

1. The sentence was pronounced on February 25, 1911, and the appeal was taken on March 1st, following. There was a Sunday intervening, and the case is one in which that day is to be excluded in computing the delay. Act No. 108 of 1898; State v. Boyle, 9 La. Ann. 371; State ex rel.…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Real v. . the PeopleNew York Court of Appeals · 1870
  2. Clemens v. ConradMichigan Supreme Court · 1869
  3. State ex rel. State Pharmaceutical Ass'n v. MichelSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1900
  4. State v. BarrettSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1906
  5. State v. CaronSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1907

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. State v. DorseySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1945
  2. State v. GoodwinSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1938
  3. State v. DundasSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1929
  4. State v. FosterSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1923
  5. State v. QuinnSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1912

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