State v. LE GRAND
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Eleventh Judicial District Court, Parish of Red River; Samuel J. Henry, Judge. Minter Le Grand was charged in two in-formations with cattle stealing. Bail bonds against Le Grand were forfeited, and from an order refusing to vacate the judgments of forfeiture Le Grand and others appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtLand, J.
The accused, Minter Le Grand, charged in two informations with the crime of cow stealing, was arrested and incarcerated in jail. On May 29, 1911, the accused was released on a bail bond for $150 in each case.
On July 19, 1911, the two bail bonds were duly forfeited by judgments nisi against the accused and his bondsmen.
On October 9, 1911, the accused and his bondsmen appeared and moved the court to decree the nullity of said forfeitures and judgments on the ground that no order was ever granted by the district court or other competent authority fixing or granting bail in said cases, and…
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