Legal Opinion
State v. Benoit
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided October 9, 1978No. 62231PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
363 So.2d 656 (1978)
STATE of Louisiana
v.
John Nelson BENOIT.
No. 62231.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
October 9, 1978.
Rehearing Denied November 9, 1978.
Bertrand DeBlanc, Lafayette, for defendant-relator.
William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., J. Nathan Stansbury, Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-respondent.
SANDERS, Chief Justice.
The State charged the defendant, John Nelson Benoit, with driving while intoxicated (DWI), fourth offense, a violation of LSA-R.S. 14:98(E), relying upon three previous second offense convictions. The defendant pled guilty, and the court sentenced…
Also in this document: Dissent.
2Cases cited8 opinions
- State v. NewtonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1976
- State v. NealSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1977
- State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1955
- State v. BoothSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1977
- State v. KiersonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1916
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3Cited by3 opinions
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