Legal Opinion

State v. Melerine

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided November 9, 1959No. 44743PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HAMITER, Justice.

In cause Number 4634 on the docket of the Twenty-fifth Judicial District Court for the Parish of St. Bernard James Liceiardi and Celestine Melerine were convicted, on two counts, of the offense of malfeasance in office. And on August 18, 1958 each was sentenced therefor to three months in the parish jail, to pay a fine of $500, and in default of payment to serve an additional sixty days.

On the same date like sentences were imposed on the defendants for convictions in another cause, Number 4632 on the docket of such court, which were to run consecutively with those given in…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. State v. MelerineSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1959
  2. State v. MelerineSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1959
  3. State v. MelerineSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1959
  4. State ex rel. Jackson v. MaddenSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1954

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Spinato v. LoweSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1960
  2. State v. WardSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1971
  3. Jefferson v. TennantSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1961
  4. State v. Petition for Judicial Commitment of FletcherLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1974
  5. State ex rel. Melerine v. TristSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1959

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