Legal Opinion
State v. Hincey
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided November 13, 1911No. 19,069PublishedCited by 3 opinions
Original application by Thomas Hincey for writs of certiorari and prohibition, to restrain the district court from the trial of certain misdemeanor cases.
1Opinion of the CourtProvo Sty, J.
Article 117 of the Constitution provides that:-
“District courts shall hold continuous sessions during ten months of the year. In districts composed of more than one parish, the judge shall sit alternately in each parish, as the public business may require. The district judge shall have the authority to try at any time all misdemeanors.”
Act 163 of 1898, p. 320, provides, as follows :
“Sec. 2. That in districts composed of more than one parish the judge shall sit alternately in each parish and the session from one parish to the other shall be continuous; provided, that no session in any parish…
Also in this document: Dissent.
2Cases cited1 opinion
- State v. ColbertSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1911
3Cited by3 opinions
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