Case Name: STATE of Louisiana ex rel. v. Joseph MEYER, Jr.
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1979-06-29
Citations: 372 So. 2d 572
Docket Number: No. 64858
Parties: STATE of Louisiana ex rel. v. Joseph MEYER, Jr.
Judges: SUMMERS, C. J., absent.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 372
Pages: 572–572

Head Matter:
STATE of Louisiana ex rel. v. Joseph MEYER, Jr.
No. 64858.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
June 29, 1979.

Opinion:
In re Joseph Meyer, Jr., applying for motion for re-hearing. Orleans Parish.
Writ denied. A person held in contempt for failure to obey an order may be imprisoned until he performs an act which is yet within his power to perform. C.Cr.P. Art. 25. Relator was ordered to either call witnesses for a preliminary hearing or apply for a supervisory writ on the question of the validity of the judge's order. Either act is yet within relator's power to perform.
SUMMERS, C. J., absent.