TURNER v. JAMES

No. 37,405-CA.

840 So.2d 662 (2003)

Willie TURNER, Walter Kyle and Winnie Jones, Plaintiffs, v. Billy JAMES and Carolyn Caldwell, Clerk of Court for Madison Parish, Defendants.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

Writ Denied March 3, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mulhearn & Smith By Leroy Smith, Jr., Tallulah, for Defendant, Appellant, Billy James.

Samuel H. Thomas, Tallulah, for Plaintiffs.

Before BROWN, STEWART, GASKINS, CARAWAY and PEATROSS, JJ.


BROWN, C.J.

This is an appeal from a judgment disqualifying defendant, Billy James, as a candidate for the Tallulah City Council. The district court found that the provisions of Article I, Section 10(B) of the Louisiana Constitution do not permit James, who pled guilty to a felony in 1989, to qualify for public office. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the trial court's judgment.

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