Craig and Ricky are currently serving seventh terms in the House of Delegates of the Louisiana State Bar Association for the First Judicial District Court which encompasses all of Caddo Parish. The House of Delegates is the policy making body of the Louisiana State Bar Association. Craig and Ricky are past members of the Harry V. Booth and Henry A. Politz Chapter of the American Inns of Court which is a group of select judges and lawyers dedicated to improving the skills, professionalism, and ethics of the bench and bar. Previously, Craig chaired the Criminal Law Committee of the Shreveport Bar Association and Ricky chaired the Continuing Legal Education Committee for the Shreveport Bar Association.
DUI/DWI
C. DWIs The last sentence of subsection 44:9(A)(2) states that it does not apply to arrests for a first or second violation of any ordinance or statute making criminal the driving of a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcoholic beverages or narcotic drugs, as denounced by R.S. 14:98 (Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated) or 98.1 (Underage Driving Under the Influence). This very language, with the exception of ï¿ 1/2or 98.1,ï¿ 1/2 has been decreed to be unconstitutional as a denial of equal protection because it was found not to be rationally related to a legitimate state interest. State v. Bradley, 360 So.2d 858 (La. 1978). The inclusion of 14:98.1 (Underage Driving Under the Influence) should not alter this analysis. Therefore, persons arrested for DWI are eligible for expungement if they meet the requirements outlined above. [Note that DWI acquittals obtained pursuant to Article 894 of the Code of Criminal Procedure are not covered here. They are addressed in 44:9(E)(3).]
Wrongful Death
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Sex Crimes
(2)(a) Notwithstanding any provision of Article 893 of this Code, a sex offense or a criminal offense against a victim who is a minor as each term is defined by R.S. 15:541, or any offense which occurred prior to June 18, 1992, that would be defined as a sex offense or a criminal offense against a victim who is a minor had it occurred on or after June 18, 1992.
Misdemeanors
(3) "Interim expungement" means to expunge a felony arrest from the criminal history of a person who was convicted of a misdemeanor offense arising out of the original felony arrest. Only the original felony arrest may be expunged in an interim expungement.
Assault
A. Procedure The procedure to expunge felonies and violations of 14:34.2 (Battery of a Police Officer), 14:34.3 (Battery of a School Teacher), or 14:37 (Aggravated Assault) is found at 44:9(B).
One manner in which authority to act can be vested in another person is through a Contract of Mandate. A mandate is a contract by which a person, the principal, confers authority on another person, the mandatory, to transact one or more affairs for the principal. This is commonly referred to as a Power of Attorney.