STATE v. PIAZZA

No. 91-KK-2256.

596 So.2d 817 (1992)

STATE of Louisiana v. Fred PIAZZA.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Granted in Part April 30, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard Phillip Ieyoub, Atty. Gen., Duncan S. Kemp, III, Dist. Atty., Clara E. Toombs, Page M. Mitchell, Asst. Dist. Attys., for applicant.

Ronald S. Macaluso, Russell W. Rudolph, Seal, Macaluso & Ross, Hammond, for respondent.


LEMMON, Justice.

The State has appealed directly to this court under La. Const. art. V, § 5(D) from a judgment of the district court quashing defendant's indictment for violation of La. Rev.Stat. 14:202 and declaring Section 202 unconstitutional. We reverse, holding that the conflicting penalty provisions of Section 202 do not render the statute unconstitutional, but may be construed together so as to give effect to both provisions, resolving any conflict in...

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