State v. Ruffin
Citations
- 117 La. 357
- 41 So. 647
- 1906 La. LEXIS 704
Syllabus
<p>1. Criminal Law — Appeal—Bill op Exceptions.</p> <p>The judge is without authority to sign bills of exception after the appeal has been lodged in the Supreme Court.</p> <p>2. Same — Former Jeopardy.</p> <p>The filing of an information for manslaughter does not preclude a subsequent indictment for murder. Until jeopardy has begun, the prosecution is at liberty to nolle prosequi and begin over again, and the pendency of an indictment or information does not constitute jeopardy.</p> <p>[Ed. Note. — For cases in point, see vol. 14, Cent. Dig. Criminal Law, §§ 326-329.]</p> <p>(Syllabus by the Court.)</p>
Judges: Breaux, Decree, Provosty
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8 cases in this archive cite this case.
- State v. AshSupreme Court of Louisiana· 1970-12-14· cited 36×
- State v. YoungSupreme Court of Louisiana· 1922-11-09· cited 19×
- State v. DartezSupreme Court of Louisiana· 1952-11-10· cited 18×
- State v. WareSupreme Court of Louisiana· 1955-11-07· cited 13×
- State v. NorwoodSupreme Court of Louisiana· 1977-10-10· cited 10×
- State v. RichardSupreme Court of Louisiana· 1956-06-29· cited 7×
- Mares v. GlasgowLouisiana Court of Appeal· 1969-02-03· cited 7×
- State v. MorrisSupreme Court of Louisiana· 1908-11-16
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