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Parkerson v. Norris

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit
Sep 9, 1988
529 So. 2d 1392 (La. Ct. App. 1988)

Opinion

No. 20347-KW.

August 18, 1988. Writ Denied September 9, 1988.

APPEAL FROM FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, PARISH OF OUACHITA, STATE OF LOUISIANA, HONORABLE MICHAEL S. INGRAM, J.

Jerry L. Jones, Neal Johnson, Monroe, for Parkerson.

James A. Norris, Jr., pro se.

Joseph Mickel, Bastrop, for Norris.

Before HALL, SEXTON and LINDSAY, JJ.


WRIT DENIED.

On the showing made, we find no error in the district court's ruling which ordered recusal of the district attorney who had initiated a grand jury investigation into a matter in which he had a personal interest by virtue of having been the victim of the alleged criminal activity which is the subject of the grand jury investigation. LSA-C.Cr.P. Art. 680, as amended by Act 195 of 1980 subsequent to Plaquemines Parish Commission Council v. Perez, 379 So.2d 1373 (La. 1980); State v. Snyder, 256 La. 601, 237 So.2d 392 (1970); State v. Cox, 246 La. 748, 167 So.2d 352 (1964).


Summaries of

Parkerson v. Norris

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit
Sep 9, 1988
529 So. 2d 1392 (La. Ct. App. 1988)
Case details for

Parkerson v. Norris

Case Details

Full title:JOHNNY CARL PARKERSON v. JAMES A. NORRIS, JR., DISTRICT ATTORNEY

Court:Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit

Date published: Sep 9, 1988

Citations

529 So. 2d 1392 (La. Ct. App. 1988)

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