State v. Goss
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Action by the State against Walter Goss on an appearance bond. Application by the Amite Bank & Trust Company, as administrator of the defendant’s estate, and others for writs of mandamus, prohibition, and certiorari, to review a judgment for the state on the bond.
1Opinion of the CourtProvosty, J.
The accused, Walter Goss, charged with selling spirituous liquors without a license, was bailed by verbal order of the judge, given over the phone; and Byron B. Hughes, whose succession the relator represents, became surety on the bond. The accused fled from justice before trial, and in due course, judgment of forfeiture was entered on his bond. The relator took a rule on the district attorney to show cause why the forfeiture should not be set aside as to the surety, for the reason that, the district court being a court of record, a verbal order of the judge of that court, authorizing bond to…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- State v. BalizeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1886
- State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1885
- State v. ToupsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1892
- State v. CoxSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1905
- State v. DykesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1910
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- State v. GossSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1911