Case Name: STATE of Louisiana v. Maurice WELCH and Sandra Smith
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1978-09-29
Citations: 362 So. 2d 1388
Docket Number: No. 62907
Parties: STATE of Louisiana v. Maurice WELCH and Sandra Smith.
Judges: 
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 362
Pages: 1388–1389

Head Matter:
STATE of Louisiana v. Maurice WELCH and Sandra Smith.
No. 62907.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
Sept. 29, 1978.

Opinion:
In re: State of Louisiana, through Harry F. Connick, District Attorney, applying for writ of certiorari. Parish of Orleans.
Granted.
The petition of the relator in the above entitled and numbered case having been duly considered,
It is ordered that a Writ of Certiorari issue herein, directing the Honorable Charles R. Ward, Judge of the Criminal District Court for the Parish of Orleans, to transmit to the Supreme Court of Louisiana, on or before the 13th day of October, 1978, the record in duplicate, or a certified copy of the record in duplicate, of the proceedings complained of by the relator herein, to the end that the validity of said proceedings may be ascertained.
It is further ordered that the aforesaid Judge of said Court and the respondent through counsel shall show cause, in this court, on a date and time to be fixed by this court, why the relief prayed for in the petition of the relator should not be granted.