CITY OF WINNFIELD v. WEEMS

No. 20923-KW.

545 So.2d 717 (1989)

CITY OF WINNFIELD, Appellee, v. Joe H. WEEMS, Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

Rehearing Denied July 13, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rebel G. Ryland, Columbia, for appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Charles B. Bice, Dist. Atty., Terry R. Reeves, Winnfield City Prosecutor, Winnfield, for appellee.

Before HALL, FRED W. JONES, Jr. and NORRIS, JJ.


FRED W. JONES, Jr., Judge.

Defendant Weems was sentenced approximately two years after his conviction for DWI, second offense, was reduced to DWI, first offense, by this court. We granted this supervisory writ to review the delay in sentencing.

On January 9, 1986, defendant was arrested by the Winnfield police chief, assisted by two patrol officers, for his second DWI offense. Weems was a seaman who considered Winnfield his home although he testified he worked...

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