Supreme Court of Louisiana, 1975

State v. Palmer

State v. Palmer
Supreme Court of Louisiana · Decided September 5, 1975 · Calogero, Day, Dennis, Dixon, Marcus, Newton, Sanders, Stated, Summers, Tate
328 So. 2d 120; 1975 La. LEXIS 5237 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

State v. Palmer

Opinion of the Court

CALOGERO, Justice.

Defendant Mariah Palmer was indicted for bribery of voters in violation of La.R. S. 14:119. For the reasons assigned in State v. Newton, La, 328 So.2d 110, decided this day, the trial court’s action in declaring the statute constitutionally infirm and its action in quashing the indictment is hereby affirmed.

*121SANDERS, C. J., and SUMMERS and MARCUS, JJ., dissent.

070rehearing

ON REHEARING

SANDERS, Chief Justice.

For the reasons assigned in State of Louisiana v. Newton, La., 328 So.2d 110, decided this day, the judgment of the district court is reversed; the motion to quash the indictment is overruled; and the case is remanded to the district court for further proceedings consistent with the views therein expressed.

TATE, DIXON and CALOGERO, JJ., dissent. DENNIS, J., concurs for the reasons stated in State v. Newton, La., 328 So.2d 110, decided this day.

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