STATE v. SCHIRMER

No. 93-KA-2631.

646 So.2d 890 (1994)

STATE of Louisiana v. Theodore SCHIRMER.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied March 9, 1995.

Order Concurring in Denial of Rehearing March 9, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard P. Ieyoub, Atty. Gen., Douglas P. Moreau, Dist. Atty., D. Carson Marcantel, Gwendolyn K. Brown, Baton Rouge, and James M. Ross, Monroe, for applicant.

Richard M. Upton, Baton Rouge, for respondent.

Daniel C. Wirtz, Baton Rouge, for Fox McKeithen, Secretary of State (amicus curiae).


CALOGERO, Chief Justice.*

The State of Louisiana filed a bill of information charging Theodore Schirmer with violating LSA-R.S. 18:1462(A), subsections (2), (3) and (4). In order to provide a sanctuary around polling places so that the electorate might exercise its right to vote without interference and without fear of harassment or intimidation, this statute effectively prohibits all political speech, including that unrelated to matters...

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