State ex rel. Theus v. Edwards
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Application by the state, on the relation of J. C. Theus, district attorney of the Third judicial district, for writs of mandamus and certiorari.
1Opinion of the Court
Statement of the Case.
MONROE, J.
The relator, who is district attorney for the Third judicial district, alleges, in substance:
That, on October 11, 1901, the grand jury for the parish of Claiborne returned a hill of indictment against G. J. Rasberry for “retailing spirituous and intoxicating liquors without previously obtaining a license”; that, on October 6, 1902, the accused filed a motion to quash said hill on the ground that section 910, Rev. St. (as amended by Act No. 83 of 1886), under which the prosecution was instituted, had been repealed by Act No. 66 of 1902, and that the latter act…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- State v. WhiteSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1896
- State v. JammersonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1897
- State v. YoungSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1896
- State v. JonasSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1896
- State v. ShelbySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1896
3Cited by4 opinions
- Sustar v. County CourtOregon Supreme Court · 1921
- State v. FerrieSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1962
- State v. SmithSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1907
- State v. WhitbeckSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1915