¶1The result reached by the Court of Appeal is correct, but Crothers v. Jones, 239 La. 800, 120 So.2d 248 is not distinguishable in law from the present case. However, in my opinion the holding in that case is in error. “[Cjonvicted of any crime which *969may be punishable by imprisonment in the penitentiary” in former Art. 8, Section 6, La. Constitution — should have been construed to mean any conviction in any court in any state which is also a felony in Louisiana, i. e. punishable by imprisonment at hard labor, “the penitentiary.”
262 La. 968
Cardon v. Dauterive
Decided July 19, 1972
Supreme Court of Louisiana · decided 1972-07-19
Cited by 2 later decisions — most recently August 1979
2 state decisions
Key passage — most relied on by later courts
“[C]onvicted of any crime which may be punishable by imprisonment in the penitentiary”
quoted by 1 later decision, including 374 So. 2d 745 - Tucker v. Huval
Relies on Crothers v. Jones
Good law ✅— No negative treatment on recordhow we know
Decided 1972-07-19
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