Legal Opinion
State v. Hightower
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided December 14, 1959No. 44779PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FOURNET, Chief Justice.
The State is appealing from the judgment of the district court maintaining 1 the motion to quash the bill of information charging the defendant, Sam W. High-tower, as a second offender, with violation of R.S. 14:98, 2 in that he unlawfully operated an automobile while under the influence of an alcoholic beverage, on the ground that said statute is unconstitutional.
The motion to quash was based on the grounds (1) that Section 98 of Title 14, as amended by Act 122 of 1956, 3 fails to define what constitutes “under the influence of,” “operating a vehicle while * * * under…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Breithaupt v. AbramSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- State v. RodgersSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1917
- People v. McKeeCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1926
- State v. Alexander GrahamSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1929
- State v. DudleySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1925
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Patricia J. McInnis v. A.M.F., Inc., Patricia J. McInnis v. A.M.F., Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1985
- Commonwealth v. ConnollyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985
- State v. CarrSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2000
- Handy v. GearySupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1969
- State v. DugasSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1968
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