State v. Davis

HAMITER, Justice.

In a bill of information filed by the district attorney of Caddo Parish it was charged that the defendant, J. L. Davis, on or about the 2d day of August, 1944, in the named parish, “did commit the crime of gambling as defined by Article 90 of the Louisiana Criminal Code.” To the information defendant, through his counsel, tendered a motion for a bill of particulars, a demurrer, a plea of imconstitutionality, and a motion to quash, all of which were argued and submitted to the district court for decision.

Before a ruling was obtained on the motion for a bill of particulars, the…