State v. Moore, 410 So. 2d 237

In re James A. Moore, applying for ‍‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‍writs of certiorari, prohibition, and mandamus. Parish of Oauchita. No. 39684.

Granted. Ruling ‍‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‍denying motion to quash information quashing DWI 3 is reversed, and motion is ‍‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‍granted on grounds that both earlier DWI convictions were invalid under State v. Jones, 404 ‍‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‍So.2d 1192 (La.1981). The case is remanded to the trial court, where defendant ‍‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‍may be tried for DWI-1.

WATSON, J., dissents.

Case Details

Case Name: State v. Moore

Court Name: Supreme Court of Louisiana

Date Published: Nov 27, 1981

Citations: 410 So. 2d 237; 1981 La. LEXIS 10807; No. 81-K-0083

Docket Number: No. 81-K-0083

Court Abbreviation: La.