Legal Opinion
State v. Donato
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided November 14, 1910No. 18,328PublishedCited by 23 opinions
Appeal from Sixteenth Judicial District Court, Parish of St. Landry; B. H. Pavy, Judge. Benjamin Donato was convicted of selling liquor without a license, and he appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtProvo Sty, J.
Defendant was tried without a jury, arid convicted and sentenced un*396der section 910, Rev. St. (amended by Act No. 66 of 1902, p. 93), which provides:
“Whoever shall keep a grog or tippling shop and sell and retail spirituous and intoxicating liquors without having previously obtained a license so to do from the police jury, town or city authorities on conviction shall,” etc.
St. Landry parish, in which the offense is alleged to have been committed, is a dry, or prohibition, parish, in which licenses to sell liquors are not issued.
On the trial the following certificate was offered in evidence:
“Int…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- State v. DalonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1883
- State v. HagemanSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1909
- State v. BaileySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1909
3Cited by23 opinions
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- State v. WilsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1917
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