Legal Opinion
State v. Fontenot
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided August 18, 1988No. K87-826PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
535 So.2d 433 (1988)
STATE of Louisiana, Plaintiff-Respondent,
v.
Leo FONTENOT, Defendant-Relator.
No. K87-826.
Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.
August 18, 1988.
Michael F. Kelly, Asst. Dist. Atty., Marksville, for defendant-relator.
J. Edward Knoll, Dist. Atty., Marksville, for plaintiff-respondent.
Before STOKER, DOUCET and KING, JJ.
STOKER, Judge.
In this case we consider a res nova question involving the nature of mayor's courts in Louisiana and their relationship to the judicial system in general. We are particularly confronted with the question of what appellate rights may be afforded…
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