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State v. AtkinsState v. Atkins

Supreme Court of Louisiana
Nov 15, 1900
No. 13,627
Reporters:
Before:
Blanchard

*38The opinion of the court was delivered by

Blanchard, J.

Defendants were indicted, under Act 71 ‍‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍of 1894, for unlawfully issuing’ tickets and cheeks redeemable only in goods at their place of business.

They appeared by counsel and moved to quaish the indictment ‍‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍on the ground of the unconstitutionality of the statute, setting forth in what particulars they deemed it unconstitutional and what provisions of the Constitution it infringed.

Erom a ‍‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍judgment sustaining the motion to quash, the State appeals.

The case is identical in its facts and law with that of the State of Louisiana vs. G. ‍‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍R. Eerguson et als, No. 13,625 on the docket of this court, just decided^ and for the reasons set forth in the opinion handed down in that case, ‍‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍the judgment herein is affirmed.

The Chief Justice, and Breaux, J., concur in the decree.

Case Details

Case Name: State v. Atkins
Court Name: Supreme Court of Louisiana
Date Published: Nov 15, 1900
Citations: 104 La. 37; No. 13,627
Docket Number: No. 13,627
Court Abbreviation: La.
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