STATE v. WETZEL

No. 09-KA-844.

54 So.3d 698 (2010)

STATE of Louisiana v. Lionel J. WETZEL.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

November 23, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul D. Connick, Jr. , District Attorney, Twenty-Fourth Judicial District, Parish of Jefferson, Terry M. Boudreaux , Anne Wallis , Michael Smith, Jr. , Assistant District Attorneys, Gretna, Louisiana, for Plaintiff/Appellee.

Joseph R. Depaoli , Attorney at Law, Gretna, Louisiana, For Defendant/Appellant.

Panel composed of Judges CLARENCE E. McMANUS, WALTER J. ROTHSCHILD, and MARC E. JOHNSON.


CLARENCE E. McMANUS, Judge.

Defendant, Lionel J. Wetzel, was charged by bill of information filed on January 23, 2008, with Fourth Offense operating a vehicle while intoxicated ("DWI"), a violation of LSA-R.S. 14:98(A)(E). After the denial of his Motion To Quash, defendant withdrew his not guilty plea and pled guilty as charged, reserving his right to appeal the denial of his Motion To Quash. On that same date, the trial judge sentenced defendant to 10 years at hard...

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