No. 65048 Precedential Writ granted Processed

State v. Chelette

Louisiana Supreme Court · Filed July 3, 1979 · 372 So. 2d 1054

Opinion text

In re Ernest Chatman Chelette, applying for writs of certiorari, prohibition, mandamus and review. Grant Parish. No. 33451. Writ granted. The crime charged, La. R.S. 14:42 (1978), is not capital, and the accused is constitutionally entitled to be admitted to bail. La.Const. of 1974, art. 1, section 18. The trial court is ordered to hold a contradictory bail hearing forthwith.