State v. Cox

SUMMERS, Justice.

Defendant, B. Elton Cox, was charged by bill of information with the violation of LSA-R.S. 14:401 relating to obstructing justice. This crime is punishable by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars or imprisonment of not more than: one year or both.

Upon trial the accused was adjudged' guilty. Thereupon the minutes of court disclose that counsel for the accused moved' for an order of appeal returnable to this, court. The district attorney having suggested that the motion was premature, “counsel for the accused then stated to the-court he would reiterate his motion…