STATE v. FONTENOT

No. CR92-910.

616 So.2d 1353 (1993)

STATE of Louisiana v. Michael FONTENOT.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied May 6, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patricia Jones, Asst. Atty. Gen., for plaintiff-appellee State of LA.

Gerald J. Block, Lester J. Gauthier, Jr., Lafayette, for defendant-appellant Michael Fontenot.

Before DOMENGEAUX, C.J., and LABORDE and DECUIR, JJ.


DECUIR, Judge.

In August of 1990, the defendant, Michael Fontenot, was indicted by a Houston grand jury for injury to a child. In February of 1991, after discovering that the offense occurred in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, the Assistant District Attorney of Harris County prosecuting the case informed defense counsel the case would be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.

On July 23, 1991, an indictment was filed charging the defendant and Martha Sullivan with...

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