State v. Morel
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Ambrose Morel was convicted on the charge of nonsupport, his motion in arrest of judgment was overruled, and he was sentenced to make certain payments or pay a fine or be imprisoned, and be applies for writs of certiorari and prohibition.
1Opinion of the CourtMonroe, C. J.
Defendant having been indicted in the district court for the parish of St. Tammany for desertion and nonsupport of his wife, alleged to have been committed in that parish, entered a plea' of “not guilty,” but was thereafter allowed to file a motion to quash, in which he averred that the court was without jurisdiction ratione personas, by reason of the fact that the offense, as charged, was committed in the parish of Orleans, where he resides and has always resided, which motion having been overruled, the charge of desertion was abandoned, and he was convicted upon the charge of nonsupport,…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- State v. ClarkSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1918
3Cited by6 opinions
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