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CITY OF BASTROP v. PAXTON

No. 16471-KW.

457 So.2d 168 (1984)

CITY OF BASTROP, Appellee, v. Donnie R. PAXTON, Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

September 26, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hamilton & Carroll by O.N. Hamilton, Jr., Oak Grove, for appellant.

James H. Boddie, Jr., Asst. City Atty., Bastrop, for appellee.

Before PRICE, MARVIN and SEXTON, JJ.

MARVIN, Judge.

In this DWI conviction by a city court, we granted a writ to review whether defendant, Donnie R. Paxton, was "operating" his automobile within the intendment of the city ordinance.1

The term operating is broader than the term driving. Operating in some circumstances may mean handling the controls of a vehicle. The definition of operating, however, should...

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