State v. Guillory

Supreme Court of Louisiana
State v. Guillory, 128 La. 558 (La. 1911)
54 So. 1008; 1911 La. LEXIS 602
Sommerville

State v. Guillory

Opinion of the Court

SOMMERVILLE, J.

Defendant applies for a writ of habeas corpus, directed to the sheriff of the parish of Evangeline, ordering him to release applicant from jail, and to restore him to the custody of his lessees. 1-Ie alleges that such persons b.ecame the lessees of his person under an ordinance of the police jury, passed by authority of Act No. 204 of 1908, which act provides for the leasing out of certain convicted persons under given conditions, by the police jury.

Defendant was tried and convicted on a charge of assault and battery, and he was sentenced to 30 days in the parish jail, and to pay a fine of $50.

The court is without appellate jurisdiction in the case (Const, art. 85), and cannot, therefore, issue the writ of habeas corpus asked for (Const, art. 93).

The rule nisi issued herein is recalled, and the application of plaintiff is denied.

Reference

Full Case Name
STATE v. GUILLORY. Ex parte GUILLORY
Cited By
1 case
Status
Published
Syllabus
(Syllabus by the Court.) Habeas Corpus (§ 44*) — Supreme Court — Appellate Jurisdiction. “The Supreme Court, and each of the justices thereof, shall have power to issue the writ of habeas corpus, at the instance of any person in actual custody, in any case where it may have appellate jurisdiction.” [Ed. Note.—For other cases, see Habeas Corpus, Cent. Dig. §§ 35, 613; Dec. Dig. § 44;* Courts, Cent. Dig. § 613.]