State v. Kemp

Citations

• 124 La. 85
• 49 So. 987
• 1909 La. LEXIS 426

Syllabus

<p>1. Larceny (§ 19*) — Stealing from the'Person.</p> <p>“Stealing from the person” is an indictable offense under the statute.</p> <p>2. Value of Property.</p> <p>The defendant was accused of having stolen from the person property valued at $100.</p> <p>3. Larceny (§ 2*) — Stealing from the Person-Constitutional Law — Act No. 133, p. 302, of 1904.</p> <p>The act under which the defendant was prosecuted is not illegal. State v. West, 106 La. 274, 30 South. 848.</p> <p>4. Classification of Crime.</p> <p>The objection that the crime was not classified has no application.</p> <p>5. Witnesses (§ 20*) — Evidence of Nonresident.</p> <p>The ruling of the court permitting a witness who was a nonresident to give his testimony before the day the accused was tried was correct; the forms of law were followed in that respect.</p> <p>(Syllabus by the Court.)</p>