State v. Cason

McCALEB, Justice.

Shirley G. Wimberly, B. W. Cason and Carl L. Durett were indicted on three counts by the Grand Jury of the Parish of Orleans under Section 903 of the Revised Statutes for embezzling monies belonging to the Department of Labor of this State. A plea to the jurisdiction of the district court was filed by all of the defendants and overruled by the trial judge. The relators Wimberly and Cason, invoking the supervisory powers of this court, applied for and were granted a writ of certiorari.

The first count of the indictment charges as follows:

“The Grand Jurors of the State of…