STATE v. CLOUD

Nos. 47643, 47644.

176 So.2d 620 (1965)

248 La. 125

STATE of Louisiana v. Alfred CLOUD, Jr., and J. B. Wells. STATE of Louisiana v. James B. WELLS.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

July 2, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack P. F. Gremillion, Atty. Gen., M. E. Culligan, Asst. Atty. Gen., Louis H. Padgett, Jr., Dist. Atty., for appellant.

Booth, Lockard, Jack, Pleasant & LeSage, by Harry V. Booth and H. F. Sockrider, Jr., Shreveport, Campbell, Campbell & Marvin, by John T. Campbell, Minden, for appellees.


SUMMERS, Justice.

Defendants Alfred Cloud, Jr., and James B. Wells were charged by grand jury indictment with criminal conspiracy to commit the crime of extortion. Defendant Wells was charged in a second indictment with the crime of extortion. The cases are consolidated in this court because they present the same question for our consideration.

Defendants filed motions to quash the indictments based on the contention that Article 66 of the Criminal Code (R...

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