State v. Smith
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Fourteenth Judicial District Court, Parish of Avoyelles; Gregory Horatio Couvillon, Judge. Mrs. M. L. Smith was convicted of illegally retailing spirituous liquors, and appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBreaux, C. J.
Mrs. M. L. Smith was charged with retailing spirituous liquors without a license.
The prosecution was by information filed by the district attorney, with leave of the court first had and obtained.
The defendant was tried and convicted in the district court for selling liquor without a license. She was sentenced to a fine of $500, or, in default thereof, to imprisonment in the parish jail for a term of seven months.
Defendant interposed a motion to quash *319the information on the ground that it was not supported by an affidavit or affirmation. This motion was overruled, subsequently, in arrest of…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- State v. StewartSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1895
- State ex rel. Hall v. Judge of the Tenth Judicial DistrictSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1881
- State v. JacksonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1893
3Cited by2 opinions
- Grano v. StateSuperior Court of Delaware · 1969
- State v. SmithSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1905