Legal Opinion

State v. Mills

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided February 20, 1956No. 42663PublishedCited by 54 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HAWTHORNE, Justice.

Harold F. Mills and Lena Vernaci were convicted of the crime of gambling denounced by Article 90 of the Criminal Code. Mills was sentenced to pay a fine of $500 and to serve one year in the parish prison, and in default of the payment of fine to serve six additional months. Lena Vernaci was sentenced to pay a fine of $305 and to serve six months in the parish prison. and in default of the payment of fine to serve three additional months.

For a proper understanding of the numerous bills of exception reserved we shall briefly summarize some of the facts in this case. In the…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Irvine v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
  2. United States v. KahrigerSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
  3. Lewis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
  4. State v. PoeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1948
  5. State v. SimpsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1949

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3Cited by54 opinions

  1. Grosso v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. State v. EdwardsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1972
  3. State v. AndrusSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1967
  4. State v. MartinSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1967
  5. State v. BourgSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1966

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