Legal Opinion
Town of Ponchatoula v. Bates
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided November 30, 1931No. 31450PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtOdom, J.
These defendants were prosecuted in the mayor’s court of Ponchatoula under an affidavit charging that they “did wilfully, maliciously and unlawfully disturb the peace in violation of Town Ordinance No. 13, Sec. 1 thereof, against the peace and dignity of the Town of Ponchatoula.”
Section 1 of the ordinance under which they were prosecuted reads as follows:
“Be it ordained by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the Town of Ponchatoula, that from and after the passage of this ordinance, it shall be unlawful for any person within the corporate limits of the Town of Ponchatoula to engage in a fight…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- State v. RoseSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1920
- State ex rel. Mioton v. BakerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1904
- State v. MackSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1931
3Cited by15 opinions
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- State v. CoxSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1963
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