State v. Priest

KENNON, Justice.

Relatrix, Louise Davis Priest (age 15, March 26, 1946), and her husband, Sam Priest, are seeking to set aside a judgment of the Juvenile Court of Caddo Parish committing her to the State Industrial School for Girls at Alexandria, La. for an indefinite period.

The judgment of the Juvenile Court is based upon affidavits charging the relatrix with juvenile delinquency “ * * * by being truant from school” and “ * * * continual truancy from school”. The application makes no denial of the truancy but sets forth that the relatrix, on November 14, 1945, was legally married to Sam…