Matranga v. Louisiana Department of Public Safety

FRED W. JONES, Judge.

The State of Louisiana, through the Department of Public Safety, appealed a district court judgment granting Roy Joseph Matranga, Sr., a restricted driver’s license. *1044Finding that the trial court exceeded its authority, we reverse.

It was stipulated at trial that Matranga was convicted of driving while intoxicated, first offense, on February 22, 1983. As a result, his driver’s license was suspended for sixty days as of June 3, 1983. A restricted driver’s license was issued to him for the period beginning June 9, 1983 and ending February 9, 1983.

Matranga was subsequently…