Legal Opinion
City of New Orleans v. Ballansaw
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided September 27, 1985No. 85-K-1198PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
475 So.2d 768 (1985)
CITY OF NEW ORLEANS
v.
Neal BALLANSAW.
No. 85-K-1198.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
September 27, 1985.
2Per curiam
After his conviction in municipal court was affirmed by the criminal district court, defendant appealed to the court of appeal, which dismissed on the basis of lack of jurisdiction. The appropriate procedure for the court of appeal under such circumstances is to treat the appeal as an application for supervisory writs and to rule on the merits of the application. Accordingly, the application is granted, and the case is remanded to the court of appeal to consider relator's appeal…
3Cases cited1 opinion
- State ex rel. Porter v. BlackburnSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1985
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