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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