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Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

260 La. 133
    STATE of Louisiana v. Fred S. VAN BLAIR.
    No. 51980.
    Supreme Court of Louisiana.
    Dec. 13, 1971.
   In re: Fred S. Van Blair applying for certiorari, mandamus and prohibition.

Writ denied. A jury trial is not required when, as here, the maximum sentence does not exceed six months. Baldwin v. New York, 399 U.S. 66, 90 S.Ct. 1886, 26 L.Ed.2d 437 (1970). Cf. Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners v. Bates, 258 La. 1049, 249 So.2d 127 (1971).