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250 La. 647

State v. Smith

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided May 1, 1967

Supreme Court of Louisiana · decided 1967-05-01

Cited by 2 later decisions — most recently March 1970

2 state decisions

Relies on State v. Kopf · State v. Thomas

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Decided 1967-05-01

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SANDERS, Justice.

¶1The defendant, Harold W. Smith, was charged with vagrancy in violation of LSA-R.S. 14:107(5). At arraignment on October 13, 1966, he entered a plea of guilty and announced ready for sentence. The court sentenced him to nine months in the parish jail. He has appealed to this Court.

¶2The defendant reserved no bills of exceptions. Hence, we review the case only for errors patent on the face of the record. LSA-R.S. 15 :502; State v. Thomas, 235 La. 985, 106 So.2d 442; State v. Kopf, 223 La. 421, 65 So.2d 898. See also Article 920, Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure.

¶3Our examination of the record discloses no such error.

¶4For the reasons assigned, the conviction and sentence are affirmed.

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