State v. Williams
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Williams prayed that a mandamus might be issued to the Judge of the Criminal Court of the First District, to show cause why an appeal should not be allowed to him in this case.
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Williams prayed that a mandamus might be issued to the Judge of the Criminal Court of the First District, to show cause why an appeal should not be allowed to him in this case. He alleges: that on the 29th of January, 1817, the Legislature of this State passed an act, entitled “An act supplementary to an act concerning the introduction of certain slaves from any of the States or Territories of the United States of America That the 1st section of the act provides, that every person who shall bring into this State any such slaves, knowing that they have been convicted of any crime specified in…
1Opinion of the CourtMartin, J.
During the term of this court, in December last, the Judge of the Criminal Court, on a rule against him to show cause why a mandamus should not be issued commanding him to grant an appeal to the defendant in this case, showed for cause:
1st. That this court is without jurisdiction in criminal cases.
2d. That the defendant was indicted, arraigned, tried, and received sentence for the violation of a public law of this State.
3d. That the present suit is neither a civil one, nor one in which the constitution and laws authorize an appeal to the Supreme Court.
The rule was made absolute; but right was…
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