Legal Opinion
State v. Menard
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided June 26, 1903No. 14,871PublishedCited by 7 opinions
Appeal from Seventeenth District Court, Parish of Vermilion; Minos T. Gordy, Jr., Judge. Philbert Menard was convicted of crime, and appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtProvosty, J.
The defendant was sentenced to five years in the penitentiary after conviction under the following statute:
“If any person over the age of eighteen years shall have carnal knowledge of any unmarried female between the ages of twelve and sixteen years with her consent, he shall be deemed guilty of a felony, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment with or without hard labor not exceeding five years, provided nothing in this act shall affect the crime of incest.” Act 115 of 1896.
Defendant contends that this statute is unconstitutional because it does not fix a lower limit,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- State v. DesforgesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1895
- State v. TisdaleSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1889
- State v. MatthewsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1886
- State v. ColeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1886
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3Cited by7 opinions
- State v. RomeroSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1906
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- State v. DoreSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1955
- State v. SmithSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1919
- State v. GraysonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1953
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