Legal Opinion
State v. Theriot
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided June 5, 1916No. 21970PublishedCited by 9 opinions
Appeal from Fifteenth Judicial District Court; Parish of Calcasieu; Winston Over-ton, Judge. O. H. Theriot was convicted of obtaining money by means of the confidence game. Motion for arrest of judgment'was affirmed, and the State appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtLand, J.
We excerpt the following “Statement of the Case” from the brief for the prosecution: .
“The defendant, O. H. Theriot, was convicted by a jury under Act 43 of the General Assembly of 1912, making it an offense to obtain or attempt to obtain money by means of the confidence game. A motion in arrest of judgment was filed and maintained by the trial court on the ground that the term ‘confidence game’ is so broad and comprehensive as to leave it uncertain whether a given act comes within the legislative intention or not.
“The provision of the act relative to false or bogus checks is not attacked,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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3Cited by9 opinions
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