From Casetext: Smarter Legal Research

State v. Laracca

Supreme Court of Louisiana
Apr 25, 1932
141 So. 381 (La. 1932)

Opinion

No. 31651.

March 30, 1932. Rehearing Denied April 25, 1932.

Appeal from First Judicial District Court, Parish of Caddo; Robert Roberts, Judge.

F.A. Laracca was convicted of larceny, and he appeals.

Affirmed.

Lal C. Blanchard, of Shreveport, for appellant.

Percy Saint, Atty. Gen., and James U. Galloway, Dist. Atty., and Nash Johnson, Asst. Dist. Atty., both of Shreveport, for the State.


Defendant was indicted, tried, and convicted for the larceny of a sum of money from the person of another. He was sentenced to serve not less than three, nor more than five, years at hard labor, and appealed.

There is only one bill of exceptions in the record, which bill was retained to the ruling of the court in refusing to grant a new trial. This bill recites that "the verdict and judgment herein rendered is contrary to the law and the evidence."

The rule is too well settled in this state to need citation of authorities to the effect that an appeal to this court solely upon the ground that the verdict of a jury is contrary to the law and the evidence presents nothing for review.

Aside from the settled jurisprudence to this effect, article 516 of the Code of Criminal Procedure provides that:

"Neither the appellate nor supervisory jurisdiction of the Supreme Court can be invoked to review the granting or the refusal to grant a new trial except for error of law."

Judgment affirmed.


Summaries of

State v. Laracca

Supreme Court of Louisiana
Apr 25, 1932
141 So. 381 (La. 1932)
Case details for

State v. Laracca

Case Details

Full title:STATE v. LARACCA

Court:Supreme Court of Louisiana

Date published: Apr 25, 1932

Citations

141 So. 381 (La. 1932)
141 So. 381

Citing Cases

State v. Smith

There is no merit to this bill. Code of Criminal Procedure, Article 516. State v. Laracca, 174 La. 700, 141…

State v. Layton

It is settled that such motions present nothing for review. State v. Robertson, 133 La. 806, 63 So. 363;…