No. 2013-K-1271 Precedential Processed

State v. Sarrabea

Louisiana Supreme Court · Filed October 15, 2013 · 126 So. 3d 453

Also decided on this docket: La., June 26, 2013 118 So. 3d 428

Cited by

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Seth H. Schaumburg Versus Parish of Jefferson La. Ct. App. 5th Cir. 2020
State v. Lopez 133 So. 3d 667 La. 2014
State v. Sarrabea 133 So. 3d 668 La. 2014
State v. Gomez 133 So. 3d 671 La. 2014
State v. Anaya-Espino 133 So. 3d 671 La. 2014
State v. Anaya-Espino 133 So. 3d 668 La. 2014
State v. Gomez 133 So. 3d 669 La. 2014
State v. Martinez 124 So. 3d 638 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2013
State v. Osbaldo 124 So. 3d 640 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2013

Opinion text

HUGHES, J., dissenting. | ¶1 respectfully dissent. Louisiana has passed a law that prohibits non-citizen aliens from driving in Louisiana without documentation showing they are legally present in the United States. The documentation is already required of non-citizen aliens by the federal government. I fail to see how Louisiana’s statute interferes with federal immigration law or involves the status of aliens. Rather, I view it as a legitimate measure to protect the citizens of Louisiana, much the same as requiring drivers to carry liability insurance.