State v. Bloomenstiel

SIMON, Judge.

The defendant, Lester Bloomenstiel, a member of the Pontchartrain Levee Board, 'which is domiciled in the Parish of St. James, 1 was indicted by the Grand Jury of said Parish for the crime of public bribery. The indictment was nolle prosequied by the district attorney and in lieu thereof he filed a direct bill of information charging the defendant with the same crime as denounced -by LSA-R.S. 14:118.

Various motions and pleas filed by the defendant, the validity of which are not before us, were disposed of. The appellant thereupon filed a motion to quash the bill contending that,…