Legal Opinion

State v. Morgan

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided November 8, 1943No. 37232PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ROGERS, Justice.

The relator, S. R. Morgan, was charged by bill of information with unlawfully disturbing the peace. On arraignment, relator pleaded not guilty. Subsequently, with the permission of the court, relator withdrew his plea of not guilty and filed a motion to quash the bill of information on the ground that it was fatally defective, for the reasons set forth in the motion. After hearing the argument of counsel, the trial judge overruled the motion to quash, to which ruling counsel for relator excepted and reserved a bill. The State then fixed the case for trial on its merits. Before…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. State v. DarkSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1940
  2. State v. VerdinSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1939
  3. State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1934

3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Garner v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  2. State v. VarnadoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1944
  3. State v. PeteSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1944
  4. State v. WardSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1945
  5. State v. HebertSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1944

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