Legal Opinion

State v. Yokum

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided February 26, 1923No. 25662PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtDawkins, J.

Defendant appeals from a conviction and sentence for possessing intoxicating liquors, relying upon six bills of exception for reversal of the judgment below.

Bill No. 1.

The first bill was reserved to the overruling of a plea of autrefois acquit, based upon a former trial and acquittal for manufacturing and selling the. same liquor. It appears that there was found in defendant’s bathroom some 15 gallons of homemade corn whisky, and he was indicted and tried for manufacturing, selling, and disposing of the *850said intoxicant; but upon trial, it was found that the liquor was in the possession of…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. State v. CocoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1922
  2. State v. CainSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1901
  3. State v. LeeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1894

3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Adams v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1954
  2. State v. FosterSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1924
  3. State v. MelerineSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1959
  4. State v. PolandSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1970
  5. State v. MelerineSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1959

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