State v. Ritter
| Decision Date | 22 February 1983 |
| Docket Number | No. 82,82 |
| Citation | 428 So.2d 964 |
| Parties | STATE of Louisiana v. Lawrence RITTER, Jr. KA 0802. |
| Court | Court of Appeal of Louisiana — District of US |
Ossie Brown, Dist. Atty. by Jeff Calmes, Asst. Dist. Atty., Baton Rouge, for plaintiff-appellee.
M. Glenn Hawkins, Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellant.
Defendant, Lawrence Ritter, Jr., was charged by bill of information with operating a vehicle while intoxicated, R.S. 14:98(A). Defendant pled guilty and after a hearing was sentenced to six months imprisonment in the parish prison. R.S. 14:98(B).
We note that the offense with which defendant was charged is not triable by jury. La. Const. of 1974, art. I, § 17. Defendant does not, therefore, have the right to appeal this conviction. La. Const. 1974, art. V, § 10(A). Defendant's proper remedy is by application for a writ of review. La.C.Cr.P. 912.1(C). Rule 4, Uniform Rules-Courts of Appeal.
APPEAL DISMISSED.
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