Case Name: STATE of Louisiana v. James Ray ANTELL
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1977-04-27
Citations: 344 So. 2d 1058
Docket Number: No. 59733
Parties: STATE of Louisiana v. James Ray ANTELL.
Judges: 
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 344
Pages: 1058–1058

Head Matter:
STATE of Louisiana v. James Ray ANTELL.
No. 59733.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
April 27, 1977.

Opinion:
In re: James Ray Antell, applying for writs of certiorari, prohibition, mandamus and for a stay order.
Writ denied. If there is probable cause to detain the applicant, the technical invalidity of the arrest at the time it was made does not justify relief under the habeas corpus application here made. Our denial of this writ is without prejudice to the applicant's right, if he is not incarcerated by virtue of an indictment, to apply for a preliminary examination in which the burden of proof will be on the state to show probable cause. See La.C.Cr.P. art. 296 and Official Revision Comment (a).