Legal Opinion
State v. Higginbotham
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided April 25, 2012No. 46,975-KAPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCaraway, J.
hOn May 19, 2010, a six-person Tensas Parish jury convicted Bobby Higginbotham of malfeasance in office and felony theft for his actions as mayor of the Town of Waterproof. La. R.S. 14:134 and 14:67. During a lengthy recess of the trial and after the full presentation of the state’s case on three charges contained in the indictment, a partial mistrial was granted on the charge of public contract fraud, a violation of La. R.S. 14:140. Higginbotham received concurrent sentences of five years at hard labor, two years suspended for the malfeasance conviction and seven years at hard labor, three…
2Cases cited30 opinions
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