State v. Christy
State v. Christy
551 So. 2d 616; 1989 La. LEXIS 2685; 1989 WL 139025
(Southern Reporter, Second Series)
State v. Christy
Opinion of the Court
In re Christy, Plessey L.; —Defendant(s); Applying for Supervisory and/or Remedial Writs; Parish of Lincoln 3rd Judicial District Court Div. “A” Number 32,561; to the Court of Appeal, Second Circuit, Number 21464-KW.
Granted. Reversed. No proof of driving while intoxicated.
Dissenting Opinion
dissents. When the trial judge rejected defendant’s implausible explanation of the circumstances found by the officer, that hypothesis of innocence fell, and the defendant is guilty unless there is another hypothesis which creates a reasonable doubt. State v. Captville, 448 So.2d 676 (La. 1984).
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