State v. Theard

HAMITER, Justice.

Under a bill of information filed September 1, 1936, in cause No. 85,824 on the docket of Section “D” of the Criminal District Court of Orleans Parish, the defendant Delvaille H. Theard was charged with émbezzling $45,575 from the Phoenix Building and Homestead Association of New Orleans. No further step was taken in the prosecution until more than ten years later when, on March 11, 1947, he was arraigned and pleaded not guilty.

Several days thereafter (March 25, 1947) the defendant, through his counsel, retracted his plea of not guilty and pleaded the prescription of three…