State v. Morris

615 So.2d 327 (1993)

STATE of Louisiana

v.

Jimmy MORRIS.

No. 92-K-3151.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

March 12, 1993.

Application granted.

The court of appeal reversed relator's conviction of DWI, third offense, based on the absence of evidence that relator knowingly waived his right to a jury trial.[1]

Nevertheless, the court of appeal erred in pretermitting relator's contention that the evidence was insufficient to prove the validity of the earlier convictions, which is an essential element of the charged crime. If relator prevails on these assignments of error, he is entitled to reduction of the…