Case Name: The State of Louisiana vs. Simon Dilworth
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1882-03
Citations: 34 La. 216
Docket Number: No. 8416
Parties: The State of Louisiana vs. Simon Dilworth.
Judges: 
Reporter: Louisiana Annual Reports
Volume: 34
Pages: 216–216

Head Matter:
No. 8416.
The State of Louisiana vs. Simon Dilworth.
The affidavit of counsel appended to the Transcript, in this ease, cannot receive consideration and cannot be regarded as part of the record, subject to review by this Court.
An indictment for larceny is valid though it does not say grand or petit larceny, inasmuch as the value of the object stolen is stated. 28 An, 315, 24; 31 An. 61.
In the absence of specific objection and affirmative proof to the contrary, it will be presumed that the grand jury was legally organized. 30 An. 885; 31 An. 380, 91, 368, 378.
The Court a qua had the power to correct a clerical error in its Minutes during the term.
APPEAL from the Twelfth Judicial District Court, Parish of Rapides, Barbin, J.
J. O. Bganf Attorney General, for the State, Appellee,
W. W. Whittington, for the Appellant.

Opinion:
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Levy, J.