State ex rel. Caladera v. Restiva
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Application by tho State, on the relation of Joseph Caladera to require M. Ilestiva to show cause why he should not furnish a peace bond. Application of Rostiva for a rule prohibiting the. district judge from requiring him to furnish such bond.
1Opinion of the CourtO’Niell, J.
The defendant was ordered by the district court to show cause why he should not be placed under a peace bond, lie contends that the district court has not jurisdiction to order a person to furnish a peace bond.
Article 109 of the Constitution gives the district courts exclusive original jurisdiction in all criminal cases except such as may be vested in other courts.
Sections 1016 and 1046 of the Revised Statutes confer upon justices of the peace jurisdiction or authority to require any person charged with an intention of breaking the peace to furnish a peace bond. The Constitution also…
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