Legal Opinion

State v. Ward

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided November 3, 1920No. 24260PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Appeal from Second Judicial District Court, Parish of Bossier; John N. Sandlin, Judge. Eletcher Ward was convicted of burglary, and appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtDawkins, J.

Defendant was charged in a bill of information as follows:

“ * * * Did then and there, in the peace of God and the state then and there being, willfully, feloniously, and burglariously, did break and enter in the nighttime of said day a railroad car^ commonly called box car, the property of the Vicksburg, Shreveport & Pacific Railway Company, with the intent then and there the goods and chattels in said ear then and there being feloniously to steal, take, and carry away.”

And in a second count defendant was charged with the larceny of one box of canned goods of the value of $35, the property of…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. State v. EvansSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1897

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. City of Baton Rouge v. RossSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1995
  2. State v. BarberSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1929
  3. State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1929
  4. State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1938
  5. State v. LesterSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1946

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