Blood v. State, Department of Wildlife & Fisheries

KNOLL, Judge.

Roger D. Blood appeals from a judgment dismissing his claim for damages against the State of Louisiana, Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, and game warden, John Broussard, for malicious prosecution. The trial court found in favor of the State because probable cause did exist to charge Blood with taking illegal deer and hunting deer at night. Blood assigns as error that the trial court committed manifest error in its finding of probable cause for his arrest 2V2 months following the alleged game violations when he was not arrested nor ticketed on the night of the alleged…