STATE v. HENDERSON

No. 86-KK-0952.

491 So.2d 647 (1986)

STATE of Louisiana v. Charles HENDERSON, Jr.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

July 7, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Harry F. Connick, Dist. Atty., Joseph DiRosa, Jr., Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-applicant.

Brian Begue, New Orleans, for defendant-respondent.

E. Pete Adams, District Attorney Assoc., amicus.


CALOGERO, Justice.

We granted writs on the state's application to review the decision of the Court of Appeal, 485 So.2d 656 (1986) in this case that a defendant charged with a first violation of La.Rev.Stat.Ann. § 14:98, driving while intoxicated, is entitled to a jury trial. Contrary to the decision of the Court of Appeal, we conclude that "special costs" mandated in La.Code Crim.Pro.Ann. art. 887(C) and (D) and the "reinstatement...

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