CITY OF LAFAYETTE v. DESORMEAUX

No. 2006-KP-1730.

967 So.2d 477 (2007)

CITY OF LAFAYETTE v. Darrell D. DESORMEAUX.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

October 16, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Laborde & Neuner, James L. Pate, Jed Michael Mestayer, Lafayette, for applicant.

The Law Office of Lawrence C. Billeaud, Lawrence Charles Billeaud; Charles C. Foti, Jr., Attorney General, Michael Harson, District Attorney, for respondent.


PER CURIAM.

The City of Lafayette (City) charged defendant and his daughter, Michelle Desormeaux, in separate affidavits, with resisting an officer in violation of Lafayette City Ordinance, § 62-66. The ordinance defines the offense, similarly to its state counterpart, LSA-R.S. 14:108, as "the intentional opposition or resistance to, or obstruction of, an individual acting in his official capacity and authorized by law to make a lawful arrest." The City additionally...

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