Supreme Court of Louisiana, 1977

State ex rel. Lockhart v. Armistead

State ex rel. Lockhart v. Armistead
Supreme Court of Louisiana · Decided May 25, 1977
345 So. 2d 898; 1977 La. LEXIS 5224 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

State ex rel. Lockhart v. Armistead

Opinion of the Court

In re: Major Field Lockhart applying for writs of certiorari, mandamus, prohibition and habeas corpus.

Granted.

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

It is ordered that a writ of certiorari issue herein, directing the Honorable Cecil C. Lowe, Judge of the Twenty-Sixth Judicial District, Court for the Parish of Webster, to transmit to the Supreme Court of Louisiana, on or before the 15th day of June, 1977, 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 respondent through counsel shall show cause, in this court, on a day to be fixed by this court, why the relief prayed for in the petition of the relator should not be granted.

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