State v. Bates
Supreme Court of Louisiana
APPEAL from the Criminal District Court, Parish of Orleans. Moise, J. Evidence of other crimes of similar nature to that on trial is admissible to prove system, intent and guilty knowledge on part of accused in acts proved against him in a ease on trial. Citing Knobloch Orim. Dig. 173, et seq.-, Wh. Or. Ev., pars. 32, 33, 34 (note 2), 35, 36 (note 6), 37-40 (note 4), 43-44 (note 1), 45 (note 2), et seq.; Bish. Or.
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APPEAL from the Criminal District Court, Parish of Orleans. Moise, J. Evidence of other crimes of similar nature to that on trial is admissible to prove system, intent and guilty knowledge on part of accused in acts proved against him in a ease on trial. Citing Knobloch Orim. Dig. 173, et seq.-, Wh. Or. Ev., pars. 32, 33, 34 (note 2), 35, 36 (note 6), 37-40 (note 4), 43-44 (note 1), 45 (note 2), et seq.; Bish. Or. Pro., pars. 1065 (note 4), 1066 (note 1) ; Greenleaf on Ev. 4th Ed., ¡¡Vol. 1, p. 80 ,(note b) ; 15 Mo. 168; 48 Iowa, 677; 34 An. 1083; 16 An. 376; 30 An. 600. The invariable rule…
1Opinion of the Court
*850The opinion of the court was delivered by
Nicholls, C. J.
Only one question is presented to us in this case. Defendant was convicted in the lower court upon an information for. petty larceny and sentenced to imprisonment in the penitentiary for six months. ‘
He complains in this as he did in the District Court of the ruling of the judge a quo in allowing, over his objections, the introduction of the testimony of several witnesses, which evidence he claims was to show that he was guilty of another separate and distinct larceny, committed at a different time and place, and of property belonging to…
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