Legal Opinion
State v. Schneller
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided March 2, 1942No. 36345PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HIGGINS, Justice.
The State appealed from the judgment ■of the district court sustaining the defendant’s plea of former jeopardy or autrefois -acquit.
The accused contends that he was tried and acquitted by the jury of the same alleged crime for which the State now seeks to try him. The assistant district attorney argues that the offense now charged is .separate and distinct from the former ■ one and that the defendant has not been .acquitted thereof.
In the first bill of information filed on May 13, 1941, it was alleged that on July .21, 1940, the defendant unlawfully received and had in his…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- State v. RobertsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1922
- State v. YokumSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1923
- State v. TerrySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1911
- State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1893
- State v. PaternoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1891
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3Cited by18 opinions
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