Legal Opinion
State v. Melerine
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided February 16, 1959No. 44317PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMLIN, Justice.
The defendants, Celestine Melerine and James Licciardi, were charged by bill of information with malfeasance in office,1 a *890crime prohibited by LSA-R.S. 14:134. They were tried, found guilty, and sentenced to serve three months in the parish jail and pay a fine of $500, in default of payment thereof to serve sixty additional days in the parish jail. They have appealed to this Court, presenting for our consideration fourteen bills of exceptions.
Defendants filed a motion to recuse the district attorney, Leander H. Perez, averring that he had a personal interest in the matter…
2Cases cited37 opinions
- On Lee v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Irvine v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Monroe v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1956
- Gillars v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1950
- Wright v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1954
32 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by33 opinions
- State v. AndrusSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1967
- State v. PerezSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1985
- Paramore v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1969
- State v. GatlinSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1961
- State v. ParkerSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1978
28 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.