State v. Morales

SANDRA CABRINA JENKINS, Judge.

liThe defendant, Daniel Morales, was charged by bill of information with operating a vehicle while intoxicated in violation of La. R.S. 14:9s.1 The trial court held a bench trial and found the defendant guilty as charged. The trial court sentenced the defendant to six months in prison, the maximum sentence for a first conviction of La. R.S. 14:98, and imposed a fíne of $300. The defendant filed a timely appeal assigning two errors to the trial court’s imposition of sentence.

The defendant’s appeal seeks review of the sentence imposed upon him for a misdemeanor…