State v. Investigation

I am in full accord with the views expressed by the majority in consultation that R.S. 15:1561 is a constitutional piece of legislation when applied within its proper limits. However, great as is the respect I entertain for my associates, I cannot subscribe to their view that these provisions are constitutionally applied in the instant case, and with their refusal to stay these proceedings in the district court by the granting of this writ.

Clearly the order of the trial judge in this case was improvidently granted, for neither the Attorney General of Louisiana nor any district attorney has…