Legal Opinion
State v. Benoit
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided May 14, 2002No. 2001-KK-2712PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
817 So.2d 11 (2002)
STATE of Louisiana
v.
Tenna BENOIT, Jr.
No. 2001-KK-2712.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
May 14, 2002.
Richard P. Ieyoub, Attorney General, Paul D. Connick, Jr., District Attorney, Terry M. Boudreaux, Nancy A. Miller, for applicant.
Christopher B. Edwards, for respondent.
TRAYLOR, J.
Defendant, Tenna Benoit, Jr., was stopped by a Jefferson Parish Sheriffs Deputy after he was observed operating his vehicle without wearing a safety belt, in violation of La.Rev.Stat. 32:295.1. Defendant displayed signs of intoxication and after failing a field sobriety test was arrested for driving while…
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