Legal Opinion
State v. Dickerson
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided March 20, 1916No. 21381PublishedCited by 3 opinions
Appeal from Twenty-First Judicial District Court, Parish of Pointe Coupee; Joseph E. Le Blanc, Jr., Judge. Luron Dickerson was indicted for feloniously marking a calf. From a judgment quashing the indictment, the State - appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtSommerville, J.
Defendant was indicted with having willfully and feloniously, without the knowledge or consent of the owner, marked the ears of a certain heifer calf, belonging to one John J. Chester, marking said calf with a “crop and a split” in each ear; said mark being the property mark for live stock of the said Luron Dickerson, etc.
*150Defendant moved to quash the indictment for the following reasons:
“Appearer shows that the only law of this state which denounces the felonious or malicious branding, or altering or defacing the mark or brand of neat cattle is Act No. 8 of the General Assembly of the state…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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