State v. Guy
Supreme Court of Louisiana
APPEAL from the Sixteenth Judicial District, Parish of St. Landry — Lewis, J.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Blanchard, J.
A bill of information was filed against Zenon Guy and several other parties, charging them with the larceny of three hogs'. Guy was brought to trial and convicted. From a sentence of twelve months’ imprisonment at hard labor, he appeals.
When the case was called for trial he applied for a continuance on the ground of the absence of certain witnesses, who had been subpoenaed on his behalf.
He was required to make a legal showing for continuance. This he did under affidavit. He set forth he expected to prove by J. E. Miller, an absent witness,…
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