STATE v. CHIANTELLA

No. KA 87 1003.

518 So.2d 1056 (1987)

STATE of Louisiana v. Joseph M. CHIANTELLA.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

September 25, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William R. Campbell, Jr., New Orleans, Walter Reed, Dist. Atty., Covington, La., for State of La.

Michael Cordes, New Orleans, for Chiantella.

Before SHORTESS, LANIER and CRAIN, JJ.


CRAIN, Judge.

Defendant was charged in one bill of information with 14 counts of cruelty to a living animal (a cow) in violation of La.R.S. 14:102.1. The crimes were allegedly committed on January 22, 1985. The penalty for such an offense is a fine of not over $1000 and/or 6 months imprisonment. La. R.S. 14:102.1 B.

A felony is a crime which may be punished by death or at hard labor. La.R.S. 14:2(4) and La.C.Cr.P. 933(3). A misdemeanor is any offense...

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