Legal Opinion

State v. Hawthorn

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided March 30, 1914No. 20,387PublishedCited by 10 opinions

Appeal from Tenth Judicial District Court, Parish of Concordia; John Dale, Judge. Y. B. Hawthorn was convicted of stealing a bull of the cow kind, and appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtLand, J.

Defendant was indicted for stealing a bull of the cow kind in violation of Act 64 of 1910. He was tried, convicted, and sentenced to five years at hard labor in the state penitentiary. He has appealed, and relies for reversal on 18 bills of exception as shown by the record.

In a bill of particulars filed by the district attorney the animal alleged to have been stolen is described as—

“a bull of the cow kind, about 3% years old, dark red in color, muley, about 850 pounds in weight.”

On the trial the prosecution adduced evidence tending to prove that the animal so *981described, belonged to W. T.…

2Cases cited2 opinions

State v. NashSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1893
State v. NicholsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1859

3Cited by10 opinions

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