State v. Turner

J¿SCOTT J. CRICHTON, J. Pro Tem.

Defendant, Douglas L. Turner, Jr. was charged by bill of information with driving while intoxicated (DWI), fourth offense, a violation of La. R.S. 14:98. He pled not guilty and the matter was set for trial. He filed a motion to quash, which was denied by the trial court. Defendant was tried by a jury and found guilty as charged. Thereafter, the court sentenced defendant to fifteen year’s at hard labor.2 He has appealed, urging four assignments of error.

On May 2, 1998, Deputy Neal Blades of the Terrebonne Parish Sheriffs Office was returning home from working…