Legal Opinion · Dissent

State v. MacK

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided February 15, 1954No. 41276Published

1DissentHawthorne, Justice

I should like to state once again that I do not agree with the holding of this court in the cases of State v. Jones, 220 La. 381, 56 So.2d 724; State v. Sims, 220 La. 532, 57 So.2d 177, and State v. Love, 220 La. 562, 57 So.2d 187. As I said in my dissent to the majority opinion in State v. Sims [220 La. 532, 57 So.2d 186], the Legislature of Louisiana “has full power to make criminal any act or omission to act which it deems necessary for the public good, provided that by so doing it does not violate the provisions of the state or federal Constitution.” Moreover, I did not agree with the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. State v. JonesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1951
  2. State v. JonesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1951
  3. State v. SimsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1952
  4. State v. LoveSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1952

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