Legal Opinion
City of Baton Rouge v. Williams
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided October 16, 1995No. 95-KA-0308PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
661 So.2d 445 (1995)
CITY OF BATON ROUGE
v.
Eric WILLIAMS.
No. 95-KA-0308.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
October 16, 1995.
Richard P. Ieyoub, Attorney General, Veronica R. Jones, Carl J. Jackson, Lon Darrell Norris, Baton Rouge, for applicant.
Albert H. Town, III, Baton Rouge, for respondent.
DOUCET, Judge.[1]
In this case, we consider whether a municipality may impose a penalty for a misdemeanor offense greater than that imposed by the state for the same offense.
On July 3, 1994, the Baton Rouge City Police issued a citation to Eric Williams, charging him with disturbing the peace by fistic encounter, in…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- United States v. BatchelderSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- City of New Orleans v. Board of Com'rsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1994
- Sibley v. Bd. of Sup'rs of Louisiana State UniversitySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1985
- Francis v. MorialSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1984
- State v. BrownSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1995
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3Cited by22 opinions
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