Supreme Court of Louisiana, 1971

State v. Gerstenberger

State v. Gerstenberger
Supreme Court of Louisiana · Decided May 13, 1971
258 La. 568; 247 So. 2d 392; 1971 La. LEXIS 4424

State v. Gerstenberger

Opinion of the Court

In re: State of Louisiana applying for writs of certiorari, prohibition and mandamus.

Writ granted.

The petition of the relator in the above entitled and numbered case having been duly considered,

*569It is ordered that a writ of certiorari issue herein, directing the Honorable John S. Covington, Judge of the Nineteenth Judicial District Court for the Parish of East Baton Rouge, to transmit to the Supreme Court of Louisiana, on or before the 8th day of October, 1971, the record in duplicate, or a certified copy of the record in duplicate, of the proceedings complained of by the relator herein, to the end that the validity of said proceedings may be ascertained.

It is further ordered that the aforesaid Judge of said Court and the respondents through their attorneys shall show cause, in this court, on the date aforesaid, at 11 o’clock A.M., why the relief prayed for in the petition of the relator should not be granted.

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