City of Shreveport v. Capolo

Defendant was charged with having had unlawfully in his possession on January 12, 1923, intoxicating liquor, to wit, whisky, for beverage purposes, and it was further charged against him that he was convicted of a similar offense on July 20, 1922, and if convicted of the present charge that the conviction would make the second offense of which he would be guilty. A second conviction would authorize an increased penalty.

Defendant filed a plea of autrefois convict to this charge, in which he alleged that on or about July 17, 1922, he was charged under Act No. 39 of 1921 (Ex. Sess.), and under…