Applicant, an attorney, was found guilty of constructive contempt of court for failure to appear before a grand jury pursuant to subpoena and was subsequently sentenced to pay a fine of $500.00, or 50 days in jail in lieu of payment, and 130 days in jail with 40 days suspended, and six months probation.
Louisiana law requires the sentencing judge, when imposing sentence for a felony or a misdemeanor conviction, to state for the record the considerations taken into...
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