State v. Ryan
State v. Ryan
Opinion of the Court
“The state expects to prove that the defendant at his place of business in the city of Lake Charles, on the 24th day of August, 1912, did*1055 sell two drinks of whisky, one at ten cents and one at five cents and one bottle of beer for the price of fifteen cents.”
On the trial the state offered this proof, but attempted to prove other sales made on the 21st of August. To this further proof the accused objected on the ground that he was taken by surprise by this further proof, as there was no allegation covering it either in the indictment itself or in the bill of particulars. We think the evidence should have been restricted to the bill of particulars. State v. Clark, 124 La. 965, 50 South. 811; State v. Selsor, 127 La. 513, 53 South. 737.
The judgment appealed from is set aside, and the case is remanded for trial according to law.
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- (Syllabus by Editorial Staff.) 1. Indictment and Information (§ 169*)— Criminal Prosecution — Bill of Particulars — Evidence. Where, in a prosecution for unlawfully keeping a grogshop without a license, the bill of particulars alleged sales of intoxicating liquors on August 24th, it was error to admit evidence of sales on August 21st. [Ed. Note. — Eor other cases, see Indictment and Information, Cent. Dig. § 535; Dec. Dig. § 169.*] 2. Criminal Law (§ 965*) — Triaia-Bill of Particulars — New Trial. A bill of particulars filed before the first trial for keeping a grogshop without a license was not functus officio on a second trial after new trial granted, but remained in the case. [Ed. Note. — For other cases, see Criminal Law, Cent. Dig. §§ 2421, 2422; Dec. Dig. § 965.*]