Legal Opinion
State v. Ardoin
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided March 22, 1915No. 21152PublishedCited by 7 opinions
Appeal from Sixteenth Judicial District Court, Parish of Evangeline; B. H. Pavy, Judge. Joseph Orise Ardoin was convicted of stealing a cow, and appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtO’Niell, J.
The appellant was convicted of the crime of stealing a cow and sentenced to imprisonment in the penitentiary for two years.
[1] Before going to trial, he filed a motion to have the jury venire annulled and set aside, on the ground that a member of the jury commission that drew the jury had vacated that office by being elected and qualifying as a member of the democratic parish executive committee. The motion was properly overruled. Section 3 of Act No. 135 of 1898 provides:
“That no person holding any office under the state or any parish or municipality therein shall be competent to hold the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- State v. ThompsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1906
- State v. HamiltonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1883
3Cited by7 opinions
- State v. DallaoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1937
- State v. SinigalSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1915
- State v. HayesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1926
- Dastugue v. CohenLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1930
- State v. SimmsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1985
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