Legal Opinion

State v. Chaisson

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided November 3, 1999No. K99-177PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

|,PETERS, J.

Jerry Chaisson filed this supervisory writ application, seeking to reverse the trial court’s judgment revoking his probation. Chaisson asserts that the motion to revoke his probation was filed after he had completed his five-year probationary sentence, and therefore, the trial court had no authority to proceed with the probation revocation action.

On March 20, 1992, Chaisson entered a guilty plea to two counts of distribution of methylphenidate, a Schedule II drug as defined by La.R.S. 40:964(C)(4), a violation of La.R.S. 40:967(A)(1). On the same day, the trial court sentenced…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. State v. BradleyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1999
  2. State v. WeyshamSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1982
  3. State v. SavoyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1983

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. State ex rel. Talbert v. StateLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2000

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