City of Bastrop v. Johnson

WATSON, Justice.*

Effective March 9, 1980, the driver’s license of defendant, Lavinia D. Johnson, was suspended for sixty days by the Louisiana Department of Public Safety, Office of Motor Vehicles. On October 7, 1980, defendant was ticketed for driving while her license was under suspension in violation of LSA-R.S. 32:415a.1 She was found guilty and sentenced to thirty days in jail. A writ was granted to review the conviction and sentence.

Since the period of suspension had expired when defendant was ticketed, she contends she was not guilty of driving under suspension. At most, defendant…