Legal Opinion
State v. Ritchie
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided January 24, 1990No. 21117-KAPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HALL, Chief Judge.
Defendant, Ronald L. Ritchie, was charged by bill of information with three counts of negligent homicide, in violation of LSA-R.S. 34:851.6. After trial by a six member jury, defendant was found guilty as charged and was sentenced to the maximum of one year in jail and a $1,000 fine on each of the three counts, with the sentences to run consecutively. Defendant appeals his convictions and sentences asserting six assignments of error. Finding no merit to the defendant’s assignments of error, his convictions and sentences are affirmed.
FACTS
On May 17, 1987, defendant was…
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