Legal Opinion
State v. Bates
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided December 15, 1980No. 80-KA-1409PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CALOGERO, Justice.
Defendant David L. Bates was charged with operating a motor vehicle notwithstanding an applicable court judgment prohibiting such operation, a violation of R.S. 32:1480. After denial of defendant’s request for a criminal jury trial, defendant was tried before the judge, found guilty as charged and sentenced to serve one year in the Morehouse Parish Jail. The only issue raised on this appeal is whether the trial court erred in denying defendant’s motion for a criminal jury trial.
The following facts were presented at defendant’s trial and are not disputed. On July 20, 1978,…
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- Lambert v. AdamsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1977
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