STATE v. SCHWEHM

No. 98-K-1599.

729 So.2d 548 (1999)

STATE of Louisiana v. Jerry SCHWEHM.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

March 19, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard P. Ieyoub, Atty. Gen., Walter P. Reed, Dist. Atty., Dorothy A. Pendergast, Asst. Dist. Atty., Jack E. Hoffstadt, for Applicant.

Lloyd Walters, Paul R. Baier, Baton Rouge, for Respondent.


PER CURIAM:*

Prosecutions for malfeasance of office as defined by La.R.S. 14:134(1) and 14:134(2) presuppose the existence of "a statute or provision of the law which delineates an affirmative duty upon the official." State v. Perez, 464 So.2d 737, 741 (La.1985). This duty "must be expressly imposed by law upon the official because the official is entitled to know exactly what conduct is expected...

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