Legal Opinion
State v. Peace
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided August 23, 2000No. 33,719-KAPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
|, GASKINS, J.
The defendant, Ronald Wayne Peace, appeals his convictions and sentences for one count of malfeasance in office, a violation of La. R.S. 14:134.1, and one count of indecent behavior with a juvenile, a violation of La. R.S. 14:81. Because the defen*631dant was improperly tried before a twelve-person jury, we find his convictions and sentences are null. We vacate the convictions and sentences and remand for new trial.
FACTS
The defendant was a 30-year-old child care worker at the Northwest Louisiana Juvenile Detention Center in Red River Parish. The prosecution contends that on the…
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