Legal Opinion
State v. Smith
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided January 28, 2014No. 2013-KA-2318PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtVictory, J.
| ,This case comes to us on direct appeal pursuant to La. Const, art. V, § 5(D)(1) after a district court found La. R.S. 14:126.3.1(A)(3), pertaining to the unauthorized participation in medical assistance programs, facially unconstitutional. After reviewing the record and the applicable law, we reverse the judgment of the district court and uphold the constitutionality of La. R.S. 14:126.3.1(A)(3).
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On February 23, 2012, Micah Smith was charged in the 19th JDC with a violation of La. R.S. 14:126.3.1, which provides:
A. A person commits the crime of unauthorized…
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