State v. Dantonio
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Twenty-Sixth Judicial District Court, Parish of Washington? J. B. Lancaster, Judge. Joe Dantonio was convicted of selling intoxicating liquors without a license, and appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtSommerville, J.
Defendant appeals from a conviction of and sentence for selling spirituous and intoxicating liquors without having previously obtained a license to do so.
A plea to the jurisdiction of the district court was based upon section 45 of Act No. 14 of 1914, p. 31, which gives to the city court of Bogalusa “civil jurisdiction now vested in justices of the peace, exclusive criminal jurisdiction to try offenses not punishable by imprisonment at hard labor under the laws of the state,” etc.
The plea was overruled by the district judge, on the ground that the Legislature was without authority to confer…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- State ex rel. Muller v. FosterSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1901