State v. Sandiford

The opinion and decree handed down on rehearing in this case overrules, not only the original decision rendered in this case, but also our latest previous decision on the subject, without even referring to it, and without assigning any reason, or suggesting any argument, that was not considered and rejected in the previous decision.' I refer, of' course, to State v. Pairs, 145 La. 443, 82 South. 407.

It will be deplored by the legal profession, I say-with great respect, that the judgment of this court should begin again to oscillate upon the question, as it had been oscillating ever since the…