Legal Opinion
State v. Walker
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided March 15, 2006No. 2005-KA-0876PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDWIN A. LOMBARD, Judge.
| T Defendant/relator, Trudie Walker, filed this appeal seeking review of a misdemeanor conviction for driving while intoxicated (“DWI”), a violation of La.Rev.Stat. 14:98. Because there is no right of appeal 1 from a misdemeanor conviction, see La.Code Crim. Proc. art. 912.1(B), we convert her appeal to an application for supervisory writ. See La.Code Crim. Proc. art. 912.1(C).
In the early morning hours of August 26, 2004, the defendant was stopped for speeding by a deputy sheriff of the Plaque-mines Parish Sheriffs Office. She was charged with operating a vehicle…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- State v. PorrettoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1985
- State v. FontenotSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1981
- State v. LoiselLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2002
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