Legal Opinion
State v. Ballard
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided March 21, 2018No. 2017–KA–0835PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Judge Daniel L. Dysart
Following a judge trial, Van C. Ballard, a retired New Orleans Police Department ("NOPD") officer (hereafter, "Ballard"), was convicted of one count of malfeasance in office, and he now appeals his conviction. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.
PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND:
On February 8, 2017, the State of Louisiana filed a bill of information charging Ballard with malfeasance in office, a violation of La. R.S. 14:134.
At the time of the alleged offense, Ballard was working as a civilian employee of NOPD. He was also serving as a commissioned reserve officer with the Orleans…
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