Supreme Court of Louisiana July 2, 1965, 47643, 47644 (State v. Cloud)

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.