STATE v. WATTS

No. 2009-KA-0912.

41 So.3d 625 (2010)

STATE of Louisiana v. John E. WATTS.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

June 16, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leon A. Cannizzaro, Jr., District Attorney, Nisha Sandhu, Assistant District Attorney, New Orleans, LA, for The State of Louisiana.

John A. Venezia, William B. Gordon III, Venezia and Associates (APLC), Metairie, LA, for Defendant/Appellant, John E. Watts.

(Court composed of Judge JAMES F. McKAY, III, Judge DAVID S. GORBATY, Judge EDWIN A. LOMBARD).


DAVID S. GORBATY, Judge.

John E. Watts appeals his conviction for violation of La. R.S. 15:542, to-wit: failure to register as a sex offender. For the following reasons, we affirm the conviction, vacate the sentence, and remand for resentencing in accordance with this opinion.

STATEMENT OF CASE:

On November 2, 2007, the State filed a bill of information charging the defendant with failure to register as a sex offender, a violation of La. R.S. 15...

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