Legal Opinion

State v. Hertzog

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided November 5, 1962No. 46040PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SUMMERS, Justice.

In this criminal prosecution the accused is charged by bill of information with having violated LSA-R.S. 14:285 (Act 121 of 1958) relative to obscene telephone calls.

A motion to quash was filed and sustained by the trial court. As a basis for sustaining the motion to quash the trial court held that the title of Act 121 of 1958 was not indicative of the object, and it was therefore unconstitutional, being repugnant to the provisions of Article III, Section 16 of the constitution,’1LSA. A bill of exceptions was reserved to this ruling by the State’s attorney and this appeal…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. State v. CocoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1922
  2. State v. KilshawSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1925
  3. State v. RawlsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1926

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. State v. CooperSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1980
  2. State v. St. RomainSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1974
  3. State v. HillSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1963
  4. State v. WelknerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1971
  5. State v. WelknerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1971

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