Legal Opinion

State v. Shelton

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided February 14, 1955No. 42074PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McCALEB, Justice.

Carolina Casualty Insurance Company, surety on the appearance bond furnished by the defendant in these proceedings, prosecutes this appeal from a judgment overruling its motion to set aside the forfeiture of the bond for failure of defendant to appear when called for sentence. The record shows that defendant was charged in a bill of information with driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor and with operating the vehicle in a criminally reckless manner. After pleading not guilty, he withdrew the plea and pleaded guilty to the first count of the…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. State v. BalizeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1886
  2. State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1885
  3. State v. ToupsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1892
  4. State v. HendricksSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1888
  5. State v. CoxSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1905

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Griffith v. RoySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1972
  2. State v. United Bonding InsuranceSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1963
  3. State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1977
  4. State v. SandozSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1971
  5. Summit Fidelity & Surety Co. v. Police Jury of Rapides ParishLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1962

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