Legal Opinion
State v. Caldwell
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided October 29, 1917No. 22790PublishedCited by 1 opinion
Appeal from Thirtieth. Judicial District Court, Parish of Caldwell; Francis E. Jones, Judge. R. L. Caldwell was prosecuted under an indictment for embezzlement, and, from a judgment quashing the indictment, the State appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMonroe, C. J.
The state prosecutes this appeal from a judgment quashing an indictment reading in part as follows:
“That R. L. Caldwell did willfully * * _* feloniously and wrongfully, appropriate to his *337own use and embezzle moneys belonging to Cotton Plant Woodman Camp, No. 379, to the amount of $193, same having been given to said It. L. Caldwell in trust for said camp, as the clerk of said camp.”
Defendant has put in no appearance, in person or by counsel.
The grounds alleged in the motion to quash are that:
“The indictment fails to allege the ownership of the moneys mentioned [in] any person, partnership,…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- State v. FrickerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1893
- State v. JonesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1902
3Cited by1 opinion
- Stewart v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1968