Legal Opinion
State v. Westmoreland
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided November 17, 1913No. 20,098PublishedCited by 5 opinions
Appeal from First Judicial District Court, Parish of Caddo; John R. Land, Judge. An indictment, charging Mat Westmoreland with vagrancy, was quashed, and the state appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtLand, J.
Defendant was indicted for vagrancy—
“contrary to the form of the statute of the state of Louisiana and the ordinances of police jury of Caddo parish, La., in such case made and provided, and against the peace and dignity of the same.”
Defendant moved to quash the indictment on the following grounds:
First. That the police jury is without authority to pass an ordinance punishing him for the offense charged in the indictment., Second. The ordinance under which the indictment was found is unconstitutional, null, and void, and the Legislature could not delegate to the police jury the power to…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- City of Shreveport v. BowenSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1906
- State v. BaumSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1881
3Cited by5 opinions
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- City of New Orleans v. PostekSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1934
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