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State v. Reed

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit
Sep 1, 1988
541 So. 2d 905 (La. Ct. App. 1988)

Opinion

No. K88-956.

September 1, 1988.

APPEAL FROM FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, PARISH OF VERMILION, STATE OF LOUISIANA, HONORABLE ROGER SELLER, J.

Kim R. Hayes, Crowley, for relator.

Albert Boudreaux, Jr., Asst. Dist. Atty., Abbeville, for the State.

Before STOKER, DOUCET and YELVERTON, JJ.


WRIT GRANTED AND MADE PEREMPTORY: Relator's conviction and sentence are reversed and set aside. The record fails to reflect that the state proved beyond a reasonable doubt that relator operated the vehicle while intoxicated. From the evidence there is a reasonable hypothesis that relator did his drinking after he drove the vehicle into the ditch. State v. Willson, 534 So.2d 55 (La.App. 3 Cir. 1988).


Summaries of

State v. Reed

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit
Sep 1, 1988
541 So. 2d 905 (La. Ct. App. 1988)
Case details for

State v. Reed

Case Details

Full title:STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JAMES D. REED. IN RE JAMES D. REED

Court:Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit

Date published: Sep 1, 1988

Citations

541 So. 2d 905 (La. Ct. App. 1988)

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