State v. Westmoreland
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Mat Westmoreland was convicted of violation of a city ordinance, and applies for writs of certiorari, mandamus, and prohibition.
1Opinion of the CourtPro Yo Sty, J.
Tbe jurisdiction of tbe so-called city court of Shreveport extends over the entire First Ward of the parish of Caddo, of which ward the city of Shreveport occupies only a part; and hence, properly, the said court is not a city court, but a ward court. Relator was convicted in it of the violation of the Sunday law, which is not an ordinance of the city of Shreveport, but a state statute. Relator appealed to the district court of the First judicial district, a state court, part of the state judiciary system, with jurisdiction extending over the entire parish of Caddo, which happens to compose…
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