Case Name: Kenneth R. COMPTON v. Ivy Marie BERTAUT
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1977-07-11
Citations: 348 So. 2d 78
Docket Number: No. 60219
Parties: Kenneth R. COMPTON v. Ivy Marie BERTAUT.
Judges: 
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 348
Pages: 78–79

Head Matter:
Kenneth R. COMPTON v. Ivy Marie BERTAUT.
No. 60219.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
July 11, 1977.

Opinion:
In re: Kenneth R. Compton applying for writs of certiorari, mandamus and prohibítion
ORDER
This case is transferred to the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal for appropriate action. Article 5, § 5(D) of the 1974 Constitution giving the defendant a right of direct appeal to the Supreme Court when imprisonment exceeding six months has been imposed refers only to criminal cases, that is, misdemeanor convictions. The present matter is a contempt adjudication in a civil matrimonial action. Hence, the Court of Appeal has supervisory jurisdiction.