Legal Opinion
State v. Broussard
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided June 20, 1986No. 86-KK-1003PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
490 So.2d 273 (1986)
STATE of Louisiana
v.
Lennis Tommy BROUSSARD.
No. 86-KK-1003.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
June 20, 1986.
2Per curiam
The judgment of the court of appeal is reversed and vacated. The judgment of the district court granting the motion to quash is reinstated and the case against defendant is dismissed. R.S. 14:74 is a criminal statute. After defendant is charged with criminal neglect of family, the provisions of R.S. 14:75, 75.1 and 75.2 come into play. Some of these are necessarily criminal in nature. The defendant is entitled to counsel and if he cannot afford one, counsel must be appointed…
3Cited by15 opinions
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