State v. Hutchins
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Second Judicial District Court, Parish of Webster; Robert Roberts, Jr., Judge. Eloyd Hutchins was convicted of petty larceny, and appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBaker, J.
On an .information for grand larceny, punishable at hard labor, the accused was convicte.d of petty larceny, punishable in parish prison, and was sentenced to six months in the parish prison.
[1] The charge was the stealing of 80 cross-ties. In response to the request for a bill of particulars the prosecution fixed the date of the alleged theft as of March 3d. The evidence offered on the trial showing that on March 3d the accused offered to sell the cross-ties as belonging to him, accused objected on the ground that the prosecution could not be allowed to prove any other date for the alleged…
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