State v. Dunlap
Supreme Court of Louisiana
James E. Dunlap was charged with carrying concealed weapons, and excepted to an order appointing a judge to try accused on the ground that his appointment was illegal. From an order overruling his exception, he applies for writs of certiorari and prohibition.
1Opinion of the CourtMonroe, J.
The petition, return, and transcript of the record in the case of State of Louisiana v. James E. Dunlap show that relator, being charged, in the Twenty-First judicial district court in and for the parish of Iberville, with carrying concealed weapons, moved to recuse Hon. Calvin K. Schwing, the presiding judge; that the motion was overruled by the judge himself; that upon application to this court his ruling was reversed, on the ground that he was incompetent to act in the matter (State v. Dunlap, In re Dunlap, 122 La. 241, 47 South. 540); that he thereafter made an prder appointing Hon. James…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Schwing v. DunlapSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1909
- State v. DunlapSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1908
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