Legal Opinion
State v. Schwartz
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided May 10, 1915No. 21238PublishedCited by 7 opinions
Appeal from Twenty-Eighth Judicial District Court, Parish of Jefferson; P. E. Edrington, Judge. David Schwartz was convicted of perjury-in registration for primary election, and appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMonroe, C. J.
Defendant was prosecuted under an indictment which reads, in part:
“The grand jurors * * * upon their oath, present that one David Schwartz, * * * on or about the 27th day of August [1914] in the parish of Jefferson * * * then and there being, did willfully, unlawfully, untruly, and falsely answer, under oath administered by a commissioner of election, the pertinent question, ‘Are you duly registered and qualified to vote at the Democratic primary election, on August 27, 1914, in the Second ward of the parish of Jefferson?’the said question having been asked by a commissioner of election, and…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- State v. HighSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1908
- State v. PalmerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1880
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- State v. LahiffSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1919
- State v. BarnetteSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1916
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