STATE v. MATHIEU

No. 09-KA-631.

49 So.3d 434 (2010)

STATE of Louisiana v. John W. MATHIEU.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

September 28, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul D. Connick, Jr. , District Attorney, Terry M. Boudreaux , Thomas J. Butler , James W. Adair , Assistant District Attorneys, Gretna, Louisiana, for Appellee, State of Louisiana.

John W. Mathieu , Gretna, Louisiana, In Proper Person.

Bruce G. Whittaker , Attorney at Law, New Orleans, LA, for Appellant, John W. Mathieu.

Panel composed of Judges EDWARD A. DUFRESNE, JR., SUSAN M. CHEHARDY, and MARC E. JOHNSON.


SUSAN M. CHEHARDY, Judge.

In defendant's third appeal to this Court, he again seeks reversal of his conviction and sentence on the basis that he did not validly waive his constitutional right to counsel. Based on the following, we agree.

Procedural History

On October 31, 2005, the Jefferson Parish District Attorney's Office filed a bill of information charging defendant, John W. Mathieu, with the second degree kidnapping of his estranged wife...

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