State v. Scott

MOISE, Justice.

The defendant is appealing .suspensively from a judgment of conviction and sentence under a bill of information charging him with having violated the Local Option Ordinance of The Police Jury of Winn Parish. He was sentenced to imprisonment for a period of 5 months and fined $500.00.

The bill of information was filed on June 27, 1949. On July 15, 1949, counsel for the accused filed a motion that the trial judge recuse himself, and that the motion to recuse be tried by another judge. The motion to recuse was denied. The case went to trial and the accused was found guilty as…