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State v. Burch

Supreme Court of Louisiana
Jun 2, 1930
129 So. 212 (La. 1930)

Opinion

No. 30607.

June 2, 1930.

Appeal from Third Judicial District Court, Parish of Lincoln; Stephen D. Pearce, Judge.

B. Burch was convicted for possession of intoxicating liquor for sale for beverage purposes, and he appeals.

Affirmed.

Barksdale, Warren McBride, of Ruston, for appellant.

Percy Saint, Atty. Gen., William J. Hammon, Dist. Atty., of Jonesboro, and E.R. Schowalter, Asst. to Atty. Gen., for the State.


Defendant was convicted for possession of intoxicating liquor for sale for beverage purposes, and was sentenced to pay a fine of $500, and to serve 60 days in the parish jail, and, in default of payment of fine, to imprisonment for an additional 12 months, subject to public work.

On appeal defendant presents to our consideration the following bills of exceptions.

Bill No. 1.

Defendant submitted to the trial judge three special charges. These charges were properly refused, as the judge a quo states in his per curiam to this bill that none of the charges was applicable to the state of facts proven.

Bill No. 2.

A new trial was asked for on the grounds that the court erred in refusing the special charges requested by defendant, and that the verdict was contrary to the law and the evidence.

In the per curiam to this bill the trial judge states that the evidence was full and complete in every respect, and was conclusive of the guilt of the defendant "beyond a shadow of doubt."

As the special charges were properly refused, the motion for new trial presents nothing that this court can review.

The conviction and sentence are affirmed.


Summaries of

State v. Burch

Supreme Court of Louisiana
Jun 2, 1930
129 So. 212 (La. 1930)
Case details for

State v. Burch

Case Details

Full title:STATE v. BURCH

Court:Supreme Court of Louisiana

Date published: Jun 2, 1930

Citations

129 So. 212 (La. 1930)
129 So. 212

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