Legal Opinion

City of Bastrop v. Paxton

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided September 26, 1984No. 16471-KWPublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

457 So.2d 168 (1984)

CITY OF BASTROP, Appellee,

v.

Donnie R. PAXTON, Appellant.

No. 16471-KW.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

September 26, 1984.

Hamilton & Carroll by O.N. Hamilton, Jr., Oak Grove, for appellant.

James H. Boddie, Jr., Asst. City Atty., Bastrop, for appellee.

Before PRICE, MARVIN and SEXTON, JJ.

MARVIN, Judge.

In this DWI conviction by a city court, we granted a writ to review whether defendant, Donnie R. Paxton, was "operating" his automobile within the intendment of the city ordinance.[1]

The term operating is broader than the term driving. Operating in some circumstances…

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2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. State v. CaptvilleSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1984
  2. State v. SimsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1983
  3. State v. LindingerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1978
  4. State v. RutanLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1984

3Cited by16 opinions

  1. State v. WiltcherLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2007
  2. State v. SmithLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1994
  3. State v. BristerLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1987
  4. State v. RossiLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1999
  5. State v. PhinneyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1984

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