State v. Spurling
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Second Judicial District Court, Parish of Webster; Richard Cleveland Drew, Judge. J. J. Spurling was convicted of crime, and appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtLand, J.
The defendant was indicted, tried, convicted, and sentenced for 10 years to the penitentiary for the crime of incest, as denounced by Act No. 78, p. 101, of 1884. Defendant has appealed, and relies for reversal on a number of bills of exception.
The first bill was taken to the overruling of a motion to quash the indictment for the reason that it defines no crime or criminal offense known to the law.
The indictment follows the wording of the statute, omitting the words “without marriage” after the word “cohabit,” and a question similar to the one raised by the motion to quash was considered in…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- State v. De HartSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1903
- State v. CraigheadSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1905
- State v. HornsbyLouisiana Court of Errors and Appeals · 1844
- State v. McLaneSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1849
3Cited by23 opinions
- State v. HillsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1961
- State v. DreherSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1928
- State v. DallaoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1937
- State v. RobichauxSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1928
- State v. RomeroSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1906
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