Legal Opinion

State v. Mayfield

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided June 12, 1920No. 24025PublishedCited by 5 opinions

Appeal from Fourth Judicial District Court, Parish of Lincoln; J. B. Crow, Judge. Mate Mayfield was convicted of forgery, and.he appeals.

1Opinion of the Court

Statement of the Case.

MONROE, C. J.

Defendant, through counsel appointed by the court, took this appeal from a conviction and sentence upon a charge of having forged a certain check for $6 (a further charge of uttering and publishing, having been nolle prossed, after conviction and prior to the appeal). The counsel so appointed reserved several bills of exception on the trial, and has filed an assignment of errors in this court.

In a motion in arrest of judgment, to the overruling, of which a bill was reserved, it is alleged that the indictment charges no offense under the law; that Act 204 of…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. State v. American Sugar Refining Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1901
  2. Beary v. NarrauSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1905
  3. Williams v. Western Star Lodge No. 24Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1886
  4. State v. TolmanSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1909
  5. Henderson v. OrtteSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1905

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. State v. JacksonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1927
  2. State v. Louisiana Oil Refining Corp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1935
  3. State v. McBrayerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1937
  4. State v. MasonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1941
  5. State v. ScallanSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1925

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