Case Name: STATE of Louisiana v. Ferdinand L. PETRUS
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1988-10-20
Citations: 532 So. 2d 136
Docket Number: No. 88-KK-2535
Parties: STATE of Louisiana v. Ferdinand L. PETRUS.
Judges: 
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 532
Pages: 136–137

Head Matter:
STATE of Louisiana v. Ferdinand L. PETRUS.
No. 88-KK-2535.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
Oct. 20, 1988.
Rehearing Denied Dec. 2, 1988.

Opinion:
In re Petrus, Ferdinand L.; —Defendants); applying for supervisory and/or re medial writs; Parish of Rapides, 9th Judicial District Court, Div. "D", No. 211522; to the Court of Appeal, Third Circuit, No. KW88-0893.
Granted. The ruling of the district court is set aside. The trial court erred in upsetting the judgment granting a new trial on the basis that the previous trial judge lacked jurisdiction. The matter is remanded to the district court to consider the merits of the state's motion to vacate. The warrant and arrest order are also set aside, and bail is reinstated.