State v. Loyacano
Supreme Court of Louisiana
The prosecution of Arnold J. Loyacano for desertion and nonsupport of his wife was stayed, during the pendency of a suit to annul the marriage, and Chandler C. Luzenberg, District Attorney, applies for writs of certiorari, mandamus, and prohibition.
1Opinion of the CourtLand, J.
The defendant was prosecuted under Act 34 of 1902 for the desertion and nonsupport of his wife, a person in destitute and necessitous circumstances.
A month, less one day, after the commencement of the prosecution, in the criminal district court for the parish of Orleans, the defendant filed a suit in the civil district court for said parish, to annul his marriage with his wife, of date September 13, 1913, on the ground that the same was celebrated without his free consent, and that if any consent was given by him, the same was procured by violence and threats.
Defendant then demurred on the…
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