State v. Gros

McCALEB, Justice.

Relator was tried and convicted on a bill of information charging that he “did wilfully and unlawfully resist, intentionally oppose Felix St. Germain,, a duly qualified Deputy .Sheriff for the Parish of Assumption, Louisiana, while acting in his official capacity in making a lawful arr.est of the said A. C. Gros.” Following the imposition of an unappealable fine and jail sentence, relator applied for and secured remedial writs.

The question for determination is whether the bill of information sufficiently sets forth the -offense. Relator claims that it is fatally defective…