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Cerna v. Rhodes

Supreme Court of Louisiana
Apr 1, 1977
343 So. 2d 1067 (La. 1977)

Opinion

No. 59471.

April 1, 1977.

IN RE: FELIX CERNA, JR., APPLYING FOR CERTIORARI, OR WRIT OF REVIEW, TO THE COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT, PARISH OF TERREBONNE.


Writ denied. The result is correct.

TATE, J., is of the opinion the result is correct as to the prosecutor because of his prosecutorial immunity. See Imbler v. Pachtman, 424 U.S. 409, 96 S.Ct. 984, 990-92, 47 L.Ed.2d 128 (1976).

DIXON, J., dissents, believing the result in the court below is in error and the writ should be granted.

CALOGERO, J., is of the opinion the writ should be granted.

DENNIS, J., is of the opinion that the writ should be granted.


Summaries of

Cerna v. Rhodes

Supreme Court of Louisiana
Apr 1, 1977
343 So. 2d 1067 (La. 1977)
Case details for

Cerna v. Rhodes

Case Details

Full title:FELIX CERNA, JR. v. NORVAL J. RHODES ET AL

Court:Supreme Court of Louisiana

Date published: Apr 1, 1977

Citations

343 So. 2d 1067 (La. 1977)

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