No. 64858
Precedential
Processed
State v. Meyer
Also decided on this docket: La., June 21, 1979 375 So. 2d 372
State v. Meyer, 372 So. 2d 572 (La. 1979).
Cited by
- State v. Sterling 376 So. 2d 103 La. 1979
Opinion text
In re Joseph Meyer, Jr., applying for motion for re-hearing. Orleans Parish. Writ denied. A person held in contempt for failure to obey an order may be imprisoned until he performs an act which is yet within his power to perform. C.Cr.P. Art. 25. Relator was ordered to either call witnesses for a preliminary hearing or apply for a supervisory writ on the question of the validity of the judge’s order. Either act is yet within relator’s power to perform. SUMMERS, C. J., absent.