KA-0007-0767 Nonprecedential Dismissed Processed

State of Louisiana v. Jessie R. Reeves

Louisiana Court of Appeal, Third Circuit · Filed August 1, 2007

Opinion text

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APPEAL FROM THE
TWENTY-EIGHTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT
PARISH OF LASALLE, NO. 77363
HONORABLE JOHN PHILIP MAUFFRAY, JR., DISTRICT JUDGE

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J. DAVID PAINTER
JUDGE

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Court composed of Ulysses Gene Thibodeaux, Chief Judge, Sylvia R. Cooks, and J.
David Painter, Judges.

Hon. J. Reed Walters
District Attorney, 28th JDC
P.O. Box 1940
Jena, LA 71342
(318) 992-8282
COUNSEL FOR APPELLEE:
State of Louisiana

Bobby L. Culpepper
Culpepper & Caroll, PLLC
525 East Court Avenue
Jonesboro, LA 71251
COUNSEL FOR APPELLANT:
Jessie R. Reeves

Painter, Judge.

On February 27, 2006, the Defendant, Jessie R. Reeves, pled guilty to

possession of cocaine, a violation of La.R.S. 40:967. On the same date, the

Defendant was sentenced to serve five years at hard labor, suspended, and the

Defendant was placed on supervised probation and ordered to pay costs and comply

with general and special conditions of probation.

On April 3, 2007, a probation revocation hearing was held, after which the trial

court ordered that the Defendant’s probation be revoked and the Defendant was

ordered to serve the originally imposed sentence. On April 11, 2007, the Defendant

filed a motion for appeal, which was granted by the trial court on April 11, 2007.

On June 20, 2007, this court issued a rule to show cause why the appeal in the

above-captioned case should not be dismissed, as the judgment at issue is not

appealable. On June 29, 2007, the Defendant filed a response with this court

asserting that “courts generally treat such appeals as an Application for Supervisory

Writs,” and requesting that this court convert the appeal to an application for

supervisory writs or consider the response as an application for supervisory writs in

the case. On July 6, 2007, the Defendant filed an application for supervisory writs

seeking review of the judgment revoking his probation.