STATE v. BENOIT

No. 62231.

363 So.2d 656 (1978)

STATE of Louisiana v. John Nelson BENOIT.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied November 9, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bertrand DeBlanc, Lafayette, for defendant-relator.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., J. Nathan Stansbury, Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-respondent.


SANDERS, Chief Justice.

The State charged the defendant, John Nelson Benoit, with driving while intoxicated (DWI), fourth offense, a violation of LSA-R.S. 14:98(E), relying upon three previous second offense convictions. The defendant pled guilty, and the court sentenced him to ten years imprisonment.

The defendant filed a petition to correct the sentence; the district court denied it. We granted defendant's application to review this ruling. La., ...

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