STATE v. FLOWERS

No. 11-KA-376.

81 So.3d 910 (2011)

STATE of Louisiana v. George E. FLOWERS.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

December 13, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul D. Connick, Jr. , District Attorney, Terry M. Boudreaux , Assistant District Attorney, Gretna, LA, for Appellee, State of Louisiana.

Margaret S. Sollars , Attorney at Law, Thibodaux, LA, for Appellant, George E. Flowers.

George Flowers , New Orleans, LA, in Proper Person.

Panel composed of Judges MARION F. EDWARDS, SUSAN M. CHEHARDY, and FREDERICKA HOMBERG WICKER.


SUSAN M. CHEHARDY, Judge.

Defendant George Flowers appeals his conviction and sentence for simple battery. Because defendant seeks review of his misdemeanor conviction for a crime not triable by jury, we dismiss this appeal for lack of jurisdiction.

La. Const. Art. V, § 10 states that the appellate jurisdiction of the courts of appeal extends to "all criminal cases triable by a jury [except capital cases]" and its supervisory jurisdiction exists "over...

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