City of Lafayette v. Milton
Supreme Court of Louisiana
B. H. Milton was convicted of violating a city ordinance of the City of Lafayette. On appeal to the district court he was acquitted, and the city applies for writs of certiorari, mandamus, and prohibition.
1Opinion of the CourtLand, J.
The accused was tried in the district court on the charge of carrying concealed weapons, and was acquitted. Accused was then rearrested under a city ordinance for the same offense, and was tried in the city court, found guilty, and fined in the sum 'of $10. The accused thereupon appealed to the district court. The ease was fixed for trial, and on the day of the trial, when the case was called, a motion was filed in the name of the city of Lafayette, signed by John J. Robira, special counsel for the city of Lafayette, to recuse the presiding judge, on the ground that he had already rendered a…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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