Legal Opinion
State v. Burch
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided February 21, 1972No. 51186PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DIXON, Justice.
The defendant, a justice of the peace, indicted for forgery, appeals his conviction by a jury for attempted forgery.
Bills of Exceptions Nos. 1, 3 and 10 were briefed together. The formal bill numbered “No. 1 and No. 10,” complained of rulings of the trial court in overruling “various motions to continue and/or recess.” Bill of Exceptions No. 3 was taken to the denial of a recess after the prosecution was allowed to amend the bill of indictment.
The bill of indictment charged the defendant was falsely signing the name of H. A. Varn, a constable, to the return of a notice of…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- State v. HudsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1969
- State v. GravesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1971
- State v. ShilowSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1968
- State v. HollingsworthSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1914
- State v. LewisSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1930
3Cited by15 opinions
- State v. DouglasSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1973
- State v. JamesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1974
- State v. MillsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1987
- State v. SmithSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1976
- State v. BanksSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1975
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