State ex rel. Cassidy v. Baker
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Application for writs of certiorari and prohibition by the State, on relation of Lawrence J. Cassidy, Clerk of Criminal District Court, against Hon. Joshua G. Baker, Judge of the Criminal District Court.
1Opinion of the CourtProvo Sty, J.
An investigation by the grand jury of the parish of Orleans of the ballots and election returns of the election of November 5, 1912, resulted in the finding *94of indictments against a large number of the election commissioners. The offense charged was the making of a false canvass and false return of the votes cast upon a certain constitutional amendment. The accused contended that “nothing in the law makes it the duty of the commissioner of election to count the votes upon constitutional amendments,” and that therefore the indictment did not set forth any crime; and they filed a demurrer on…
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