State ex rel. Womack v. Walker
Supreme Court of Louisiana
1Opinion of the Court
FOURNET, Chief Justice.
The suspensive appeal herein .taken by V. G. Walker, Warden of the Louisiana State Penitentiary, from the judgment of the 20th Judicial District Court, Parish of West Feliciana, granting a writ of habeas corpus and ordering the relator-appellee Donald Womack discharged from the penitentiary is being considered jointly with an order issued by this court directing the Warden to show cause why the said Donald Womack should not he released from the penitentiary pending this appeal.1 Relator-appellee, contending that no appeal can be taken from a judgment granting a writ of…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Chicola v. General Manager of Louisiana State PenitentiarySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1937
- State Ex Rel. Martinez v. HattierSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1939
- Ex parte MitchellSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1846
- State v. Judge of the Commercial CourtSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1840
3Cited by2 opinions
- State Ex Rel. McIsaac v. SiglerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1959
- State Ex Rel. Cox v. ClemmonsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1962