Legal Opinion
City of Shreveport v. Belk
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided February 3, 1972No. 51984PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Per curiam
The defendant, Joe Frank Belk, was charged in the City Court of the City of Shreveport with selling beer on Sunday, in violation of Sec. 3-26 of the City Code of the City of Shreveport. He was convicted and sentenced to pay a fine of $100.00.
Defendant appealed to the First Judicial District Court, Parish of Caddo, where, sustaining defendant’s Motion to Quash, the court held Sec. 3-26 1 unconstitutional as being violative of La.Const. Art. 14, Sec. 40(d) 2, in that the Shreveport City ordinance and the state statute3 on the same subject are in conflict, insofar as the city ordinance prohibits…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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- State v. GuimbellotSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1957
3Cited by14 opinions
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