Case Name: CITY OF NEW ORLEANS v. Neal BALLANSAW
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1985-09-27
Citations: 475 So. 2d 768
Docket Number: No. 85-K-1198
Parties: CITY OF NEW ORLEANS v. Neal BALLANSAW.
Judges: 
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 475
Pages: 768–768

Head Matter:
CITY OF NEW ORLEANS v. Neal BALLANSAW.
No. 85-K-1198.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
Sept. 27, 1985.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
After his conviction in municipal court was affirmed by the criminal district court, defendant appealed to the court of appeal, which dismissed on the basis of lack of jurisdiction. The appropriate procedure for the court of appeal under such circumstances is to treat the appeal as an application for supervisory writs and to rule on the merits of the application. Accordingly, the application is granted, and the case is remanded to the court of appeal to consider relator's appeal as an application for supervisory writs.