State v. Barr

781 So.2d 1249 (2001)

STATE of Louisiana

v.

Steve Michael BARR.

No. 2000-KP-1787.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

March 9, 2001.

Granted for the sole purpose of transferring the application to the Third Circuit Court of Appeal for consideration as an appeal. To the extent that La.R.S. 14:40.2(B)(1) provides for a penalty in excess of six months in jail, it defines an offense triable by a jury. La. Const. art. I, § 17; La.C.Cr.P. art. 779(A). Moreover, to the extent that the defendant faced a total sentencing exposure exceeding six months imprisonment following the consolidation of the four bills of…