Legal Opinion

State v. Simpson

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided November 16, 1908No. 17,265PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Appeal from Fifth Judicial District Court, Parish of Jackson; George Wear, Judge. M. B. Simpson was arrested on an affidavit sworn out before a justice of the peace, and' was released on a bond upon which J. C. Brown was surety. Simpson having failed to appear, his bond was forfeited, and from the forfeiture his surety appeals, and the State moves to dismiss the appeal.

1Opinion of the Court

Statement of the Case.

MONROE, J.

Defendant, Simpson, was arrested on June 12, 1908, under a warrant, issued by the justice of the peace for the-Fourth ward of the parish of Lincoln, directing the sheriff to bring him before the justice or the judge of the district court, and on June 24th, being then in jail, obtained an order from the judge of the district court for his release on a bond of $1,500. On June 26th the district attorney filed a bill of Information in the district court, apparently predicated upon the acts which constituted the basis of the previous charge, but containing a wholly…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Gagneaux v. DesonierSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1900
  2. State v. CallacSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1893
  3. Naghten v. His WifeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1896
  4. In re LindnerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1904
  5. State v. O'RourkeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1897

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Capital Transport Co. v. SegrestMississippi Supreme Court · 1965
  2. Powell Motor Co. v. A Christina & Bros.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1928
  3. Power v. ChristinaLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1928
  4. Sullivan v. Tremont & Gulf Railway Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1925
  5. State v. TamberaSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1916

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