Legal Opinion

State v. Meyer

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided June 29, 1979No. 64858PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

In re Joseph Meyer, Jr., applying for motion for re-hearing. Orleans Parish.

Writ denied. A person held in contempt for failure to obey an order may be imprisoned until he performs an act which is yet within his power to perform. C.Cr.P. Art. 25. Relator was ordered to either call witnesses for a preliminary hearing or apply for a supervisory writ on the question of the validity of the judge’s order. Either act is yet within relator’s power to perform.

SUMMERS, C. J., absent.

2Cited by1 opinion

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