STATE v. STRANGE

No. 55536.

308 So.2d 795 (1975)

STATE of Louisiana, Appellee, v. Billy Ray STRANGE, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

February 24, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harmon Drew, Jr., Drew, White, Drew & Drew, Minden, for defendant-appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Charles A. Marvin, Dist. Atty., James S. Harris, Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.


TATE, Justice.

The defendant was convicted of driving while intoxicated, third offense, a felony. La.R.S. 14:98, subd. E. He was sentenced to four years at hard labor. On his appeal, the defendant Strange contends that, since his first conviction was invalid because of lack of counsel, the trial court erred in denying his motion to quash his prosecution as a third (instead of as a second) offender.

The offense of driving while intoxicated is defined...

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