Legal Opinion

State v. De Hart

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided February 2, 1903No. 14,553PublishedCited by 44 opinions

Appeal from judicial district court, parish of St. Mary; Albert Campbell Allen, Judge. Isaah De Hart was convicted of crime, and appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtBlanchard, J.

The indictment against this man was that he did, on or about a time named, willfully, feloniously and knowingly cohabit with his daughter, Desse De Hart— the parties being related to each other within the degrees of consanguinity within which marriage is prohibited by articles 94 and 95 of the Civil Code of Louisiana.

The jury returned the simple verdict “Guilty,” and from a sentence and judgment of 20 years at hard labor, he appeals.

A motion to quash the indictment, a motion in arrest of judgment and an objection (shown by a bill of exception) to any evidence in proof of the charge of the…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. State v. FergusonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1900
  2. State v. VicknairSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1900
  3. State v. PrudhommeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1873
  4. State v. RohfrischtSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1857
  5. State v. GuitonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1898

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3Cited by44 opinions

  1. Sykes v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1903
  2. State v. PeteSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1944
  3. State v. AclieseSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1981
  4. State v. HauserSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1904
  5. State v. AkerWashington Supreme Court · 1909

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