Case Name: STATE of Louisiana v. Gary R. MILLER
Court: Louisiana Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1987-11-09
Citations: 517 So. 2d 1113
Docket Number: No. 87-KA-301
Parties: STATE of Louisiana v. Gary R. MILLER.
Judges: Before KLIEBERT, BOWES and GOTHARD, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 517
Pages: 1113–1115

Head Matter:
STATE of Louisiana v. Gary R. MILLER.
No. 87-KA-301.
Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.
Nov. 9, 1987.
On Rehearing Jan. 15, 1988.
Louise Korns, of counsel, Office of the District Attorney, Gretna, for plaintiff/ap-pellee.
John H. Craft, Gretna, for defendant/appellant.
Before KLIEBERT, BOWES and GOTHARD, JJ.

Opinion:
GOTHARD, Judge.
Defendant, Gary R. Miller, was charged by bill of information with the crime of obscenity in violation of LSA-R.S. 14:106. After a bench trial, defendant was found guilty as charged, and was subsequently sentenced to imprisonment in the Jefferson Parish Correctional Center for a term of six months and upon release to be placed on active probation for 18 months with certain conditions. Defendant has appealed his conviction and sentence asking only that this court review the record for errors patent.
A review of the record reflects two patent errors, the first of which is that the trial court, contrary to statutory sentencing authority, LSA-C.Cr.P. arts. 893 and 895B, ordered supervised probation and psychiatric treatment in addition to jail time, making defendant's sentence illegally excessive.
Secondly, we note the defendant was tried by the judge and there is no statement or indication regarding his waiver of his right to a jury trial prior to trial, which requires us to reverse this conviction and remand the matter for a new trial. LSA-Const. Art. 1, Sec. 17 (1974); State v. Williams, 404 So.2d 954 (La.1981).
For the foregoing reasons, the conviction and sentence is reversed and the case is remanded for a new trial.
REVERSED AND REMANDED.