Legal Opinion
City of Baton Rouge v. Wheat
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided December 19, 1979No. 65451PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
377 So.2d 1234 (1979)
CITY OF BATON ROUGE
v.
Johnnie Ella WHEAT.
No. 65451.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
December 19, 1979.
Leo J. Berggreen, Baton Rouge, for defendant-relator.
William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Ralph Tyson, City Atty., Norman L. Haymer, Jr., Asst. City Atty., for plaintiff-respondent.
2Per curiam
On the night of February 1, 1977, petitioner was stopped and issued a traffic citation for speeding, a violation of La.R.S. 32:61. The arresting officer set a court date for March 8, 1977, which he entered on the citation; but petitioner refused to accept the ticket…
3Cases cited1 opinion
- State v. AlexanderSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1978
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