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ASS'N OF LA. BAIL UNDERWRITERS v. JOHNSON

No. 92-CA-683.

615 So.2d 1345 (1993)

ASSOCIATION OF LOUISIANA BAIL UNDERWRITERS v. Lloyd B. JOHNSON, Sheriff of St. John The Baptist.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

Writ Denied May 21, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kevin C. Rung and Graymond F. Martin, Smith, Martin, Hurstell & Schneider, New Orleans, for plaintiff/appellant, Ass'n of Louisiana Bail Underwriters.

Jules A. Carville, III, La Place, for defendant/appellee, Lloyd B. Johnson, Sheriff of St. John the Baptist.

Before GAUDIN, DUFRESNE and CANNELLA, JJ.

CANNELLA, Judge.

The Association of Louisiana Bail Underwriters (Association) appeals from a judgment in a mandamus proceeding against Lloyd B. Johnson (Sheriff), the sheriff of St. John the Baptist Parish. We affirm.

The Association filed for a writ of mandamus under La.C.C.P. arts. 3861 et seq. to compel the Sheriff to cease a bail practice which it contends is illegal. The practice allows both misdemeanor and felony offense defendants to obtain pre-trial...

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