Legal Opinion
State v. Fornea
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided April 30, 1962No. 45895PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAWTHORNE, Justice.
Curtis J. Fornea and Alcus Fornea, Jr., were charged in a bill of indictment with the theft of $1337.00 legal money of the United States of America.1 The jury returned a verdict of guilty of theft of $700.00 in value. Curtis J. Fornea was sentenced to imprisonment in the state penitentiary for three years, and Alcus Fornea, Jr., was sentenced to imprisonment in the state penitentiary for one year. Both defendants have appealed.
The sole question presented by this appeal is whether the trial judge erred in remanding the jury with instructions to bring in a responsive verdict…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Brister v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1855
- Summers v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1926
- Denham v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1905
- Levells v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1877
- State v. McIntoshSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1917
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3Cited by4 opinions
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