State v. Shepherd
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Juvenile Court, Parish of Orleans; Andrew H. Wilson, Judge. John Shepherd and others were tried for selling liquor to minors. Shepherd was discharged, and Joe Di Magio was found guilty, and moved in arrest of judgment. From an order denying the same, he appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtLand, J.
John Shepherd and Joe Di Magio were charged with selling malt liquor to minors, contrary to the statute of the state of Louisiana in such case made and provided.
The defendants were tried, and Shepherd was discharged, and Joe Di Magio was found guilty.
Di Magio moved in arrest of judgment on the ground that section 6, Act No. 176, p. 239, of 1908, under which he was prosecuted on the charge of selling liquors to minors, does not apply to an employe, such as this particular defendant was.
The motion in arrest, so called, was overruled by the court for reasons assigned in a written opinion which…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- State v. KlineSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1903
3Cited by4 opinions
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- State v. JacksonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1923
- State v. CallowaySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1932
- State v. McKinneySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1927