STATE v. VOORHIES

No. 45,864-CA.

56 So.3d 1028 (2010)

STATE of Louisiana, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Jonathan Louis VOORHIES (In Re: Albert D. "Bodie" Little on Rule for Contempt), Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

December 15, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kelly & Townsend, LLC by T. Taylor Townsend , Natchitoches, LA, Usry, Weeks & Matthews by T. Allen Usry , Craig E. Frosch , New Orleans, LA, for Appellant, Albert D. "Bodie" Little.

R. Christopher Nevils , District Attorney, Steven D. Crews , Assistant District Attorney, Natchitoches, LA, for Appellee.

Before WILLIAMS, STEWART & PEATROSS, JJ.


PEATROSS, J.

After a rule to show cause hearing, Appellant Albert D. "Bodie" Little ("Sheriff Little"), was found to be in contempt of court for his failure to enforce the entirety of a two-day sentence imposed on Defendant, Jonathon Voorhies. The trial judge did not impose fines or jail time on Sheriff Little, but, rather, admonished him on record and asked that his orders be followed exactly in the future unless he expressly authorized otherwise. Sheriff Little...

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