State ex rel. Graffina v. Finnegan

Citations

• 52 La. Ann. 694

Syllabus

<p>Syllabus.</p> <p>1. Under supervisory jurisdiction vested by Article 94 of the Constitution, the Supreme Court will decide issues purely of facts when it appears that, owing to the erroneous construction of the meaning of an ordinance, the judge of the lower court has decided a defendant is guilty of having vio- • lated the ordinance, and this without the least evidence to sustain his sentence. '</p> <p>2. There were three separate charges brought against the defendant each of whijsu was decided against him. Sentence on one of the charges is affirmed as legal. With reference to the other two charges, not being sustained by any evidence whatever, the sentences are illegal.</p>