State v. Buu Dinh Tran

DUFRESNE, Judge.

The defendant, Buu Dinh Tran, was charged by bill of information with: 1) failure to yield; 2) speeding; 3) DWI; and 4) reckless operation of a motor vehicle. On September 11,1987 defendant entered a plea of not guilty.

Trial was held on January 5, 1988. Defendant was found guilty of failure to yield and to DWI. On the first count he was fined seventy-five dollars. On the later count he was sentenced to six months in the parish prison. Execution of the sentence was suspended. Defendant was placed on eighteen months active probation, plus a fine of three hundred dollars, plus…