STATE v. HENDERSON

No. K 3601.

485 So.2d 656 (1986)

STATE of Louisiana v. Charles HENDERSON, Jr.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied April 16, 1986.

Writ Granted May 30, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara B. Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Harry F. Connick, Dist. Atty., Joseph V. DiRosa, Jr., Asst. City Atty., New Orleans, for the State.

Brian M. Bégué, New Orleans, for petitioner.

Before REDMANN, C.J., and SCHOTT and GARRISON, JJ.


REDMANN, Chief Judge.

The question, on certiorari granted on defendant's application, is whether one charged with the first offense of operating a vehicle while intoxicated is by Louisiana statute (by reason of the punishment imposable) or by the federal constitution (by reason of the seriousness of the offense independent of its punishment) entitled to jury trial.

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