KIDD v. CALDWELL

No. 63007.

371 So.2d 247 (1979)

Paul Henry KIDD, in his capacity as attorney for Cheryl Qualls v. Honorable David T. CALDWELL, Judge, Second Judicial District Court, Parish of Jackson.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Concurrence in Part and Dissent in Part Opinion May 21, 1979.

On Rehearing May 21, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul Henry Kidd, Monroe, for plaintiff-relator.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Leon H. Whitten, Dist. Atty., for defendant-respondent.


DIXON, Justice.*

Cheryl Booker Qualls was indicted by the grand jury of Jackson Parish for aggravated kidnapping, a violation of R.S. 14:44. On the morning of September 7, 1978, the voir dire of prospective jurors for her trial was interrupted when the petit jury venire was exhausted after only ten of the required twelve jurors had been empaneled. At this point the defense attorney, Paul Kidd, stated that he had some motions to file and...

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