Legal Opinion
State v. Elliott
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided November 3, 1930No. 30739PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRogers, J.
I-Iosea Elliott, Herlis Elliott, and Yerlia Elliott were indicted for the offense of kidnapping (Rev. St. § S06, as amended by Act No. 299 of 1914). The^defendants were tried jointly and convicted of the offense charged. They filed a motion for a new trial, which was granted as to the defendants Herlis Elliott and Yerlia Elliott, but was refused as to the defendant I-Iosea Elliott, who was sentenced to serve sixty days in the penitentiary. This appeal is by Hosca Elliott from his conviction and sentence.
The specific charge laid against the defendants was that they kidnapped Rubie Elliott, a…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- State ex rel. Lasserre v. MichelSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1901
- Hunt v. HuntSupreme Court of Georgia · 1894
- People v. CongdonMichigan Supreme Court · 1889
- State v. BrandenburgSupreme Court of Missouri · 1911
- State v. DeweySupreme Court of Iowa · 1912
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3Cited by18 opinions
- California v. Superior Court of Cal., San Bernardino Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Rykers v. AlfordCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- Rykers v. AlfordCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- Rosefield v. RosefieldCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1963
- State v. GoodwinSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1938
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