Legal Opinion

Sledge v. McGlathery

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided December 8, 1975No. 57021PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

324 So.2d 354 (1975)

Claude R. SLEDGE

v.

Andrew D. McGLATHERY, Jr.

No. 57021.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

December 8, 1975.

Rehearing Denied January 16, 1976.

Robert G. Pugh, Pugh & Nelson, Shreveport, for defendant-relator.

Jack R. Gamble, Jr., Gamble & Sledge, Mansfield, for plaintiff-respondent.

CALOGERO, Justice.

In this case we must determine whether the presiding judge of a Mayor's court in Louisiana has the power and authority to appoint an attorney at law as counsel to represent an indigent defendant who has been charged with an offense punishable by imprisonment under the Municipal Criminal…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Argersinger v. HamlinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Bradford v. City of ShreveportLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1972
  3. Moore v. Concrete Pipe Products, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1972
  4. State ex rel. Wilson v. WebbSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1973

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. State in Interest of JohnsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1985
  2. State v. FoySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1981
  3. State v. FontenotLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1988
  4. City of Kenner v. MarquisLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1998
  5. State in Interest of JohnsonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1985

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