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State v. Melerine

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided February 16, 1959No. 44318PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HAMLIN, Justice.

The defendants, Celestine Melerine, James Licciardi, and Carlo P. Gioe, were charged by bill of information with malfeasance in office,1 a crime prohibited by *938LSA-R.S. 14:134. Carlo P. Gioe was not tried, the district attorney having moved for the severance of said Carlo P. Gioe from the trial and the trial court having granted the severance.

Appellants, Celestine Melerine and James Licciardi, were tried, found guilty, and each was sentenced on each count to serve three months in the parish jail and pay a fine of $300, in default of payment thereof to serve sixty additional…

2Cases cited48 opinions

  1. On Lee v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
  2. Goldman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
  3. Irvine v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
  4. Monroe v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1956
  5. Gillars v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1950

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. People v. Superior Court (Greer)California Supreme Court · 1977
  2. State v. CallowaySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1976
  3. State v. SkinnerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1967
  4. State v. MelerineSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1959
  5. State v. MajorSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1975

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