STATE v. MATHIEU

No. 06-KA-946.

960 So.2d 296 (2007)

STATE of Louisiana v. John W. MATHIEU.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

May 29, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul D. Connick, Jr., District Attorney, 24th Judicial District, Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana, Terry M. Boudreaux, Thomas J. Butler, Jay Adair, Assistant District Attorneys, Gretna, Louisiana, for Plaintiff/Appellee, The State of Louisiana.

Bruce G. Whittaker, Attorney at Law, Louisiana Appellate Project, New Orleans, Louisiana, for Defendant/Appellant, John W. Mathieu.

Panel composed of Judges MARION F. EDWARDS, SUSAN M. CHEHARDY, and FREDERICKA HOMBERG WICKER.


SUSAN M. CHEHARDY, Judge.

John W. Mathieu appeals his conviction by a jury of violation of La.R.S. 14:44.1, second degree kidnapping with a gun, and his sentence of thirty years at hard labor. We affirm conditionally, but remand for a hearing on whether the defendant properly waived his right to counsel.

On October 31, 2005, the Jefferson Parish District Attorney's office filed a bill of information charging John W. Mathieu (hereafter "the defendant") with...

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