Case Name: STATE of Louisiana v. James D. REED. In re James D. REED
Court: Louisiana Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1988-09-01
Citations: 541 So. 2d 905
Docket Number: No. K88-956
Parties: STATE of Louisiana v. James D. REED. In re James D. REED.
Judges: Before STOKER, DOUCET and YELVERTON, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 541
Pages: 905–905

Head Matter:
STATE of Louisiana v. James D. REED. In re James D. REED.
No. K88-956.
Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.
Sept. 1, 1988.
Kim R. Hayes, Crowley, for relator.
Albert Boudreaux, Jr., Asst. Dist. Atty., Abbeville, for the State.
Before STOKER, DOUCET and YELVERTON, JJ.

Opinion:
WRIT GRANTED AND MADE PEREMPTORY: Relator's conviction and sentence are reversed and set aside. The record fails to reflect that the state proved beyond a reasonable doubt that relator operated the vehicle while intoxicated. From the evidence there is a reasonable hypothesis that relator did his drinking after he drove the vehicle into the ditch. State v. Willson, 534 So.2d 55 (La.App. 3 Cir.1988).