# State v. Pearaa

> Supreme Court of Louisiana · September 8, 1981 · 403 So. 2d 1194

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/7512863

## Case

- **Full name:** STATE of Louisiana v. Norman PEARAA a/k/a Norman Pearah
- **Court:** Supreme Court of Louisiana
- **Decided:** September 8, 1981
- **Citations:** 403 So. 2d 1194
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Dissent by Dennis
- **Judges:** Calogero, Dennis, Ellis, Hoc, Lemmon, Reasons
- **Cited by:** 2 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## Opinion text

DENNIS, Justice,
dissenting.
I respectfully dissent. Defendant was convicted of operating, conducting or carrying on a system of “merchandising by means of an endless chain without first having obtained from the commission a permit in writing authorizing the dealer or agent to do so.” La.R.S. 51:362. However, there was no evidence that any merchandise was involved in the defendant’s conduct. Accordingly, if the defendant is guilty of any crime, it was not a violation of La.R.S. 51:362. Therefore, the motion to quash should have been granted.

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