Legal Opinion
State v. Banta
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided February 23, 2004No. 2003 CA 0200PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
_yPETTIGREW, J.
In this action for writ of quo warranto, an elected official contests a judgment decreeing that he holds his office without authority in violation of Article I, Section 10 of the Louisiana Constitution and prohibiting him from holding that office. For the following reasons, we reverse the trial court’s judgment and dismiss the petition for writ of quo warranto.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On May 17,1990, Charles Banta, III was convicted of six counts of felony theft. On June 18, 1990, he was sentenced to two years of imprisonment and a period of five years of supervised…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Morris v. ThomasonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1996
- City of Plaquemine v. MedlenLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1980
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