Legal Opinion
State v. Brooks
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided December 2, 1919No. 23782PublishedCited by 4 opinions
Certiorari from Criminal District Court, Parish of Orleans. Harry C. Brooks was indicted for keeping a disorderly house, the indictment was quashed by the district judge, and the State applies for writs of certiorari, prohibition, and mandamus.
1Opinion of the CourtSommervilbe, J.
The district attorney represents:
That the grand jury found the following indictment against Harry C. Brooks:
“That one Harry C. Brooks, late of the parish of Orleans, on the 18th day of June in the.year *327of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and nineteen, with force and arms, in the parish of Orleans aforesaid, and within the jurisdiction of the criminal district court for the parish of Orleans, did then and there unlawfully teep at the municipal number one thousand twenty-one Iberville street, in tho city of New Orleans, a disorderly house, that is to say, did then and there keep a house at…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- State ex rel. Etie v. FosterSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1904
3Cited by4 opinions
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- State v. CruciaSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1919
- State v. MasseySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1989