WOMACK v. WALKER

No. 44395.

110 So.2d 106 (1959)

236 La. 1077

Ex parte Donald WOMACK v. Victor G. WALKER, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary, Angola, Louisiana.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

March 23, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack P. F. Gremillion, Atty. Gen., George M. Ponder, 1st Asst. Atty. Gen., M. E. Culligan, Asst. Atty. Gen., William C. Bradley and Teddy W. Airhart, Jr., Sp. Counsel to Atty. Gen., for defendant-appellant.

Leon A. Picou, Jr., John R. Rarick, St. Francisville, for relator-appellee.


HAMITER, Justice.

Donald Womack, who was incarcerated in the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola in West Feliciana Parish following his conviction and sentence for the offense of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating beverages, instituted a habeas corpus proceeding in the district court of the named parish against the penitentiary's warden to obtain his release from that institution. The court, after a hearing, issued the writ of habeas...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases