State v. Taylor

Supreme Court of Louisiana February 16, 1990

State v. Taylor, 556 So. 2d 599 (La. 1990)

1990 La. LEXIS 429; 1990 WL 12784

Dixon

Opinion of the Court

In re Taylor, Walter Miron Jr.; — Defendant; Applying for Supervisory and/or Remedial Writs; Parish of Ouachita 4th Judicial District Court Div. “B” Number 5883; to the Court of Appeal, Second Circuit, Number 21698-JW.

Prior report: La.App., 554 So.2d 232.

Denied.

Concurring Opinion

DIXON, C.J.,

concurs in the denial. R.S. 46:236.6 does not give the department the power to issue summonses. The department has the power only to serve summons. Defendant cannot be (and he has not been) found guilty of contempt for failure to appear in response to the summons.

Reference

Full Case Name: STATE of Louisiana v. Walter Miron TAYLOR, Jr.
Status: Published