State v. Bain
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Seventh Judicial District Court, Parish of West Carroll; John R. McIntosh, Judge. H. T. Bain was charged with misdemeanor as president of the police jury. From a judgment sustaining the demurrer to the information, the State appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtLand, J.
The defendant, president of the police jury of the parish of West Carroll, was charged on information with the misdemean- or of drawing and cashing a warrant for $247.32, for a car of coal, water tank and hose, on the 17th day of May, 1913, in violation of Act No. 22 of 1898. The information was filed on March 13, 1915. The district attorney amended the information by stating that the offense had not come to the knowledge of any officer authorized to prosecute the same until within the past six months.
Defendant moved to quash the information on the following grounds:
I. That Act 22 of 1898 had…
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