Legal Opinion

State v. La Nasa

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided March 26, 1956No. 42721PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MOISE, Justice.

Dr. Joseph A. LaNasa, a physician and surgeon in the City of New Orleans, Louisiana, for over thirty years, was charged by Bill of Information with having failed “to properly fill out a certificate of the death of one Alice Busch, deceased, by failing to write with black ink on said certificate, as required by [LSA-JR.S. 40:154.”

The defendant was tried, convicted and sentenced, under LSA-R.S. 40:267, to pay a fine of $400 and in default thereof to serve five days in the Parish Prison. He prosecutes a suspensive appeal to this Court.

LSA-R.S. 40:154, under the heading, “Vital…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. United States v. REESESupreme Court of the United States · 1876
  2. United States v. LacherSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
  3. State v. BreffeihlSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1912
  4. State v. VerdinSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1939
  5. State v. Arkansas Louisiana Gas CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1955

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. State v. GatlinSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1961
  2. State v. La BordeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1958
  3. State v. LinkletterSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1960
  4. State v. GatlinSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1961
  5. State v. La BordeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1958

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