State v. Hewitt
| Citation | 59 So. 35,131 La. 118 |
| Decision Date | 19 June 1912 |
| Docket Number | 19,433 |
| Court | Louisiana Supreme Court |
| Parties | STATE v. HEWITT |
Appeal from Seventh Judicial District Court, Parish of Richland; John R. McIntosh, Judge.
John Hewitt was convicted of crime, and appeals. Affirmed.
Allan Sholars, for appellant.
Walter Guion, Atty. Gen., and C. J. Ellis, Dist. Atty. (G. A. Gondran, of counsel), for the State.
For reasons assigned in State v. Hewitt, 59 So. 34, [1] No. 19,434, heretofore decided, the judgment herein is affirmed.
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Notes:
[1]Ante, p. 115.
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