State v. Hinton
Supreme Court of Louisiana
A PPEAL from the Twenty-fourth Judicial District Oourt for the Parish of St. Mary. Allen, J.
1Opinion of the Court
*1355The opinion of the court was delivered by
Miller, J.
The defendant appeals from the sentence for shooting with intent to murder, and relies on numerous bills of exception.
One of the grounds in arrest of judgment was that the information was filed more than one year after the commission of the offence, and there was no averment sufficient to defeat the prescription applicable to the prosecution. This ground has been earnestly pressed and presents some difficulty. The law prescribes prosecutions for offences including that charged in this ease, unless the offence is prosecuted within one year…
2Cited by7 opinions
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- State v. CorneliusSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1907
- State v. BischoffSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1919
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